Mrs. William Henry Vanderbilt

Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC, US · 173.3 x 130.2 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.
Mrs. William Henry Vanderbilt by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
10.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
4.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#1D1A17 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 65°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 10.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 4.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 10.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Mrs. William Henry Vanderbilt" (1888) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Warm Grey. One color carries 98% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #F3E4B9 pulls the eye.

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