Melancholic
Lustrous Sienna
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Color Palette
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light dark
0
100
41.4
vivid muted
0
100
35.3
warm cool
-30
0
+50
32.0
Distribution
avg L 41.4
darklight
avg C 35.3
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 41.4 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"Melancholic" (1891) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #698343 pulls the eye.
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