Treading the blue sky

Private Collection · 46 x 55 cm

Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Treading the blue sky by Raoul Dufy

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
40.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
24.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
16.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#745B4C orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 57°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 40.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 24.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 40.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Treading the blue sky" (1949) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #E8C34C pulls the eye.

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