The Exposition Universelle

National Gallery, Oslo, Norway

Lustrous Sage
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
The Exposition Universelle by Edouard Manet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
59.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
23.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#939069 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 102°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 59.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 23.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 59.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Exposition Universelle" (1867) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Green. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #988930 pulls the eye.

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