The Two Bathers

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US · 129 x 201 cm

Weathered Slate
Weathered Worn and desaturated - the palette of aged surfaces, faded pigment, and patina.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
The Two Bathers by William-Adolphe Bouguereau

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
67.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
8.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#A3A4A0 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 101°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 67.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 8.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 67.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Two Bathers" (1884) reads as a lit, muted-saturation balanced palette built around Slate and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #242217 pulls the eye.

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