The Salmon

Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, VT, US · 72 x 92 cm

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
The Salmon by Edouard Manet

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
53.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
11.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#897C6F orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 70°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 53.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 11.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 53.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Salmon" (1868) reads as a mid, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Beige. One color carries 98% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition.

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