The Moroccans

Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York City, NY, US

Soft Stone
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
The Moroccans by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
51.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#88786C orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 66°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 51.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 51.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Moroccans" (1915) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Cream. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #F1E4AE pulls the eye.

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