The Cyclops

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands · 51 x 64 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.
The Cyclops by Odilon Redon

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
49.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#757477 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 326°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 49.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 49.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Cyclops" (1914) reads as a mid, muted-saturation cool palette built around Slate and Blue. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #B2865F pulls the eye.

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