The Girl with a Pearl Earring

Mauritshuis, Hague, Netherlands · 44.5 x 39 cm

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
The Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
27.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#483D2E orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 79°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 27.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 27.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Girl with a Pearl Earring" (1665) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Cool Grey. One color carries 33% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #8DA7AE pulls the eye.

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