General Lucius Fairchild

127.6 x 82.6 cm

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
General Lucius Fairchild by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
11.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
8.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#261A14 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 56°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 11.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 8.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 11.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"General Lucius Fairchild" (1887) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. One color carries 87% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #5E3816 pulls the eye.

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