The swineherd
Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
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light dark
0
100
38.6
vivid muted
0
100
22.4
warm cool
-30
0
+50
7.2
Distribution
avg L 38.6
darklight
avg C 22.4
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 38.6 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"The swineherd" (1889) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Amber. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #7A9CBC pulls the eye.
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