Jason and Medea

Private Collection · 134 x 107 cm

Dusky Heather
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Jason and Medea by John William Waterhouse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
29.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
18.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
18.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#5C3D36 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 36°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 29.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 18.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 29.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Jason and Medea" (1907) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Dusty Pink. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #E2C6A6 pulls the eye.

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