Lady Playfair

152.1 x 98.4 cm

Sepulchral Basalt
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
Lady Playfair by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
14.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#2A211C black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 60°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 14.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 14.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Lady Playfair" (1884) reads as a deep, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Slate and Beige. One color carries 39% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #E7B25B pulls the eye.

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