Mrs. Benjamin Kissam

Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC, US · 151.8 x 91.4 cm

Dusky Stone
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Mrs. Benjamin Kissam by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
27.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
8.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#4B3C39 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 38°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 27.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 8.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 27.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Mrs. Benjamin Kissam" (1888) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Red. One color carries 51% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #D8B991 pulls the eye.

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