May Afternoon
Lustrous Teal
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Teal Blue-green - the color of teal duck plumage, cool and saturated.
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light dark
0
100
65.5
vivid muted
0
100
25.7
warm cool
-30
0
+50
-3.3
Distribution
avg L 65.5
darklight
avg C 25.7
grayvivid
Brightness Heartbeat
Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.
avg L 65.5 L = 0 L = 100
Palette Analysis
"May Afternoon" (1920) reads as a mid, mid-saturation cool palette built around Green and Teal. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #3C3849 pulls the eye.
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