Ophelia

Private Collection · 97.79 x 158.12 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.
Ophelia by John William Waterhouse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
32.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#544A3F orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 77°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 32.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 32.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Ophelia" (1889) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Dusty Pink. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #F8F7EE pulls the eye.

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