A Tornado in the Wilderness

Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US · 117 x 164 cm

Smoldering Sienna
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
A Tornado in the Wilderness by Thomas Cole

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
23.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
13.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#463320 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 71°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 23.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 23.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"A Tornado in the Wilderness" (1835) reads as a deep, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #EED3AA pulls the eye.

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