Evening on the Hudson

Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC, US

Weathered Sage
Weathered Worn and desaturated - the palette of aged surfaces, faded pigment, and patina.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Evening on the Hudson by Leon Dabo

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
69.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#A9AB98 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 113°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 69.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 69.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Evening on the Hudson" (1909) reads as a lit, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Beige. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #3E2B16 pulls the eye.

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