Family Excursions

36 x 26 cm

Smoldering Laterite
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Family Excursions by Max Ernst

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
19.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
22.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
19.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#462619 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 50°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 19.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 22.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 19.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Family Excursions" (1919) reads as a deep, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. One color carries 32% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #606C68 pulls the eye.

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