Lamia and the Soldier

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Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Lamia and the Soldier by John William Waterhouse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
26.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#483D32 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 70°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 26.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 26.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Lamia and the Soldier" (1905) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Slate. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #C4B290 pulls the eye.

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