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Steblin–ColorMusik Harmonic Chiaroscuro Wheel

The Circle of Fifths "Wheel in a Wheel" • Calibrated OKLCH Perceptual Color Space, Historical Affect, & Bradley Lehman (1722) Acoustics

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C major

Pristine Solar Ivory
OKLCH(0.965, 0.015, 230°) • #F8FAFC
Circle Step: 0 (Tonic Axis)
Key Signature: Natural (0♯ / 0♭)
Lehman M3 Width: 392.2¢ (+5.9¢ pure)
A=432 Beat Rate: 4.4 beats/sec
"Entirely pure. Its character is: innocence, simplicity, naïvety, children’s talk."
— Rita Steblin translation (1983)

Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1692)

Gay et guerrier (Joyous and warlike).

Johann Mattheson (1713)

Grossier et insolent; bold, rough, rejoicing, unrefined.

Ludwig van Beethoven

Pure daylight; triumphant victory over night and darkness (Waldstein, Fifth Symphony Finale).

Ernst Pauer (1876)

Pure, certain, decisive, powerfully innocent.