The Siesta

300 x 300 cm

Soft Gamboge
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
The Siesta by Joaquín Sorolla

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
52.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#817E68 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 100°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 52.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 52.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Siesta" (1912) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Sage and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #C0C7E8 pulls the eye.

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