The Kennebec River, Waiting for Wind and Tide

Gleaming Calico
Gleaming Bright and polished - high-key, often warm, suggesting reflective or luminous surfaces.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
The Kennebec River, Waiting for Wind and Tide by William Bradford

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
63.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
12.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#AD938F red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 31°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 63.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 63.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Kennebec River, Waiting for Wind and Tide" (1860) reads as a lit, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Warm Grey. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #EDCF96 pulls the eye.

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