At the First Clear Word
Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Color Palette
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light dark
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100
42.7
vivid muted
0
100
42.2
warm cool
-30
0
+50
23.6
Distribution
avg L 42.7
darklight
avg C 42.2
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 42.7 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"At the First Clear Word" (1923) reads as a shadowed, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Blue. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #323E27 pulls the eye.
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