The Birth of Venus

65 x 84.4 cm

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.
The Birth of Venus by Odilon Redon

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
31.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
31.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
14.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#564355 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 342°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 31.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 31.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 31.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Birth of Venus" (1912) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Red and Blue. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #4C71BE pulls the eye.

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