King Gesar

Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
King Gesar by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
31.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
60.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
65.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#90190F red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 36°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 31.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 60.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 31.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"King Gesar" (1941) reads as a shadowed, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. One color carries 35% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #231B07 pulls the eye.

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