A Cavern, Evening

Smith College Museum of Art (SCMA), Northampton, MA, US · 101.6 x 127 cm

Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
A Cavern, Evening by Joseph Wright

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
24.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
1.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#393A2B black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 107°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 24.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 24.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"A Cavern, Evening" (1774) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Green and Amber. One color carries 34% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #D0CBBC pulls the eye.

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