May Day, Central Park

35.24 x 50.48 cm

Dusky Gamboge
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
May Day, Central Park by Maurice Prendergast

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
52.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
35.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#7B8249 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 110°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 52.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 35.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 52.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"May Day, Central Park" (1901) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Sage. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #376C7E pulls the eye.

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