The Morning News

Private Collection · 48.26 x 36.83 cm

Smoldering Sienna
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
The Morning News by William Merritt Chase

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
18.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
7.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#342A23 black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 65°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 18.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 7.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 18.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Morning News" (1886) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #E4E3DA pulls the eye.

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