Ruth Sears Bacon

Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford, CT, US · 123.8 x 92.1 cm

Lustrous Tawny
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Ruth Sears Bacon by John Singer Sargent

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
12.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#99826F orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 66°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Ruth Sears Bacon" (1887) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Warm Grey. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #D59056 pulls the eye.

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