The Posts

Soft Slate
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
The Posts by Leon Spilliaert

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
50.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-3.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#707977 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 179°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 50.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 50.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Posts" (1910) reads as a mid, muted-saturation balanced palette built around Cool Grey and Slate. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #2D2B1D pulls the eye.

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