The Old Mills

Lustrous Sienna
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
The Old Mills by T. C. Steele

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
49.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
24.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
20.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#906B62 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 41°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 49.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 24.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 49.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Old Mills" (1903) 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 #8381A3 pulls the eye.

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