The moulade

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.
The moulade by Henri Matisse

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
60.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
29.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
13.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#A59077 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 73°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 60.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 29.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 60.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The moulade" (1905) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Warm Grey. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #8588CE pulls the eye.

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