The roofs of Barcelona in the moonlight

Soft Calico
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
The roofs of Barcelona in the moonlight by Pablo Picasso

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
44.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
21.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-5.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#5E698C blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 284°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 44.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 21.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 44.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The roofs of Barcelona in the moonlight" (1903) reads as a mid, muted-saturation cool palette built around Blue and Beige. One color carries 46% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #3B4169 pulls the eye.

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