Seated Riffian

Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, US · 200 x 160 cm

Lustrous Sienna
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Seated Riffian by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
54.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
53.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
31.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#A4774F orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 66°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 54.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 53.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 54.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Seated Riffian" reads as a mid, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Red. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #3E80BA pulls the eye.

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