Riverman

Yale University Art Gallery (Yale University), New Haven, CT, US

Lustrous Tawny
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Riverman by Georges Seurat

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
58.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
25.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
17.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#A38769 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 72°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 58.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 25.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 58.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Riverman" (1883) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Dusty Pink. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #2C202A pulls the eye.

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