The Dinky Bird

Soft Heather
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
The Dinky Bird by Maxfield Parrish

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
49.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#7A7474 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 26°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 49.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 49.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Dinky Bird" (1904) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Slate and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #D9BC7A pulls the eye.

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