Ploughing up Turnips, near Slough

Tate Modern, London, UK · 102 x 130 cm

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Ploughing up Turnips, near Slough by J.M.W. Turner

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
64.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
22.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
11.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#AA9A78 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 88°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 64.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 22.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 64.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Ploughing up Turnips, near Slough" (1809) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Amber. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #885126 pulls the eye.

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