La Grande Roue Orthochromatique…

Gleaming Cream
Gleaming Bright and polished - high-key, often warm, suggesting reflective or luminous surfaces.
Cream Warm white - slightly yellowed, rich, the color of heavy dairy.
La Grande Roue Orthochromatique… by Max Ernst

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
78.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#C5C1BB gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 67°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 78.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 78.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"La Grande Roue Orthochromatique…" (1919) reads as a high-key, mid-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Slate. One color carries 68% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #2C4C9D pulls the eye.

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