The letter

Lustrous Stone
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
The letter by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
50.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
29.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
26.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#9B6F53 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 58°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 50.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 29.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 50.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The letter" (1900) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #F5E6B7 pulls the eye.

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