The Dance

Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, US

Silvery Heather
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
The Dance by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
66.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
5.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#A79CAC gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 322°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 66.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 66.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Dance" (1932) reads as a lit, mid-saturation cool palette built around Mauve and Teal. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #D97B84 pulls the eye.

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