The Ghent Altar (detail)

St. Bavo Cathedral, Ghent, Belgium

Lustrous Sienna
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
The Ghent Altar (detail) by Jan van Eyck

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
46.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
33.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
33.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#9A5E4D red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 42°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 46.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 33.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 46.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Ghent Altar (detail)" (1432) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #EBCD85 pulls the eye.

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