Sunlight and Shadow

41 x 32.3 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.
Sunlight and Shadow by Willard Metcalf

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
27.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#3D432B lime

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 116°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 27.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 27.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sunlight and Shadow" (1888) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Green. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #E5E5BE pulls the eye.

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