Moorish Woman with Upheld Arms

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US · 65 x 50 cm

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.
Moorish Woman with Upheld Arms by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
57.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
27.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
16.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#A18663 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 78°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 57.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 27.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 57.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Moorish Woman with Upheld Arms" (1923) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Cream. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #992A24 pulls the eye.

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