Sunset in the Auvergne

National Gallery, London, UK · 20.5 x 23.9 cm

Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Sunset in the Auvergne by Theodore Rousseau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
29.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#4A4538 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 93°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 29.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 29.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sunset in the Auvergne" (1844) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #BAA971 pulls the eye.

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