He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not

Private Collection · 81.2 x 45 cm

Lustrous Mellow
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Mellow Soft warm yellow - gentle, low-chroma, the color of aged paper or afternoon light.
He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not by John William Godward

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
47.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#7B6E57 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 85°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 47.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 47.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not" (1896) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #A1AB9C pulls the eye.

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