Karelian study

Soft Sage
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Karelian study by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-0.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#85888B gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 284°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Karelian study" (1918) reads as a mid, muted-saturation cool palette built around Slate and Sage. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #405383 pulls the eye.

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