Sailboats and Estuary

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France · 50 x 61 cm

Silvery Heather
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Sailboats and Estuary by Theo van Rysselberghe

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
68.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
18.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#A7A5A6 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 12°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 68.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 18.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 68.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sailboats and Estuary" (1892) reads as a lit, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Slate and Dusty Pink. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #34468A pulls the eye.

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