The Elder Sister, reduction

Dusky Stone
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
The Elder Sister, reduction by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
25.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
6.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#423B36 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 63°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 25.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 6.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 25.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Elder Sister, reduction" (1864) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Mauve. One color carries 36% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #DBC19E pulls the eye.

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