The Little Knitter

Appleton Museum of Art, Ocala, FL, US · 60.5 x 100.5 cm

Lustrous Calico
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
The Little Knitter by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
59.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#998F75 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 91°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 59.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 59.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Little Knitter" (1882) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Beige. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #8E5926 pulls the eye.

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