Midsummer Bonfires in Stormy Weather

Brooding Basalt
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
Midsummer Bonfires in Stormy Weather by Karl Nordström

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
24.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-6.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#2B3B53 blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 275°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 24.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 24.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Midsummer Bonfires in Stormy Weather" (1900) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation cool palette built around Blue and Amber. One color carries 31% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #102F4A pulls the eye.

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