The Blue Boat

59.4 x 81.3 cm

Silvery Gamboge
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
The Blue Boat by Henri-Edmond Cross

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
66.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
30.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#A59FA7 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 346°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 66.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 30.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 66.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Blue Boat" (1899) reads as a lit, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Blue and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #2D2E88 pulls the eye.

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