A Siesta

Private Collection · 40.64 x 53.34 cm

Soft Sage
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
A Siesta by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#8A8674 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 95°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"A Siesta" (1907) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #212228 pulls the eye.

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