The Black Cliffs at Thurso

Private Collection · 60 x 73 cm

Dusky Heather
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
The Black Cliffs at Thurso by Maxime Maufra

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
32.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#584844 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 40°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 32.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 32.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Black Cliffs at Thurso" (1895) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Pink and Red. One color carries 34% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #6A7675 pulls the eye.

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