A Hamadryad

Plymouth Museum and Art Gallery, Plymouth, UK · 160.02 x 60.96 cm

Smoldering Heather
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
A Hamadryad by John William Waterhouse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
15.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#31221E black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 40°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 15.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 15.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"A Hamadryad" (1893) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Dusty Pink. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #853C26 pulls the eye.

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