A Backwater at Wargrave
Smoldering Sienna
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Color Palette
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light dark
0
100
20.8
vivid muted
0
100
8.6
warm cool
-30
0
+50
4.2
Distribution
avg L 20.8
darklight
avg C 8.6
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 20.8 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"A Backwater at Wargrave" (1887) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Cream. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #9A8491 pulls the eye.
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