Penelope and the Suitors

Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, UK · 130 x 188 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.
Penelope and the Suitors by John William Waterhouse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
25.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#483640 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 343°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 25.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 25.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Penelope and the Suitors" (1912) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Dusty Pink and Mauve. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #E9DEDB pulls the eye.

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