The Bay Of Naples And Vesuvius In The Background

Soft Stone
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
The Bay Of Naples And Vesuvius In The Background by Oswald Achenbach

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
47.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
10.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#7B6C62 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 61°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 47.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 10.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 47.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Bay Of Naples And Vesuvius In The Background" (1874) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #B5BCBD pulls the eye.

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