Isabella and the Pot of Basil

Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Isabella and the Pot of Basil by John William Waterhouse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
38.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#575A50 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 119°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 38.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 38.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Isabella and the Pot of Basil" (1907) reads as a shadowed, whisper-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Slate. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #CFD1D3 pulls the eye.

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