The Guards Outside the Prison, detail from 'The Liberation of St Peter' in the Stanza d'Eliodoro

Vatican Museums, Vatican

Dusky Stone
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
The Guards Outside the Prison, detail from 'The Liberation of St Peter' in the Stanza d'Eliodoro by Raphael

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
31.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
11.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#5B453F red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 41°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 31.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 31.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Guards Outside the Prison, detail from 'The Liberation of St Peter' in the Stanza d'Eliodoro" (1512) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Beige. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #BC957B pulls the eye.

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