The Black Swan

Brooding Grotto
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Grotto Deep sea-cave blue-green - the color of water in a coastal grotto.
The Black Swan by William Degouve de Nuncques

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
36.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-17.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#2E5B61 teal

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 212°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 36.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 36.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Black Swan" (1895) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation cool palette built around Teal and Green. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #D6EAD3 pulls the eye.

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