The Course of Empire: The Arcadian (Pastoral) State

New York Historical Society, New York City, NY, US · 99.5 x 160.4 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.
The Course of Empire: The Arcadian (Pastoral) State by Thomas Cole

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
44.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#6D6B54 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 103°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 44.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 44.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Course of Empire: The Arcadian (Pastoral) State" (1836) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Sage. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #462718 pulls the eye.

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