The Storm

Sepulchral Basalt
Sepulchral Tomb-like darkness - cold, deep values associated with stillness and finality.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
The Storm by Pierre-Auguste Cot

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
22.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#38352F gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 85°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 22.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 22.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Storm" (1880) reads as a deep, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Blue and Beige. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #D6C6A9 pulls the eye.

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