The Dance

Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, US

Silvery Sage
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
The Dance by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
64.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#A298B3 purple

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 312°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 64.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 64.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Dance" (1932) reads as a lit, mid-saturation cool palette built around Slate and Green. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #16141B pulls the eye.

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