Ophelia

Private Collection · 62.2 x 100.3 cm

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.
Ophelia by John William Waterhouse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
29.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
11.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#554335 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 63°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 29.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 29.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Ophelia" (1910) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #887D8E pulls the eye.

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