The Black Torches

Smoldering Laterite
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
The Black Torches by Odilon Redon

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
23.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
21.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
19.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#4C2E18 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 62°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 23.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 21.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 23.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Black Torches" (1889) reads as a deep, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #E7A364 pulls the eye.

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