La Carmencita

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France · 232 x 142 cm

Sepulchral Crepuscule
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Crepuscule Twilight purple-gray - the color of the sky in the minutes after sunset.
La Carmencita by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
19.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
21.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
17.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#432629 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 22°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 19.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 21.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 19.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"La Carmencita" (1890) reads as a deep, rich-saturation balanced palette built around Purple and Pink. One color carries 40% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #E18A3B pulls the eye.

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