Waves of fog

Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York City, NY, US · 30 x 40 cm

Soft Slate
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Waves of fog by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
57.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#88898D gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 304°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 57.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 57.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Waves of fog" (1924) reads as a mid, muted-saturation cool palette built around Slate and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #E6D9C2 pulls the eye.

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