Woman Holding a Balance

National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US · 42 x 35.5 cm

Smoldering Stone
Smoldering Suppressed heat in dark register - low-key with a warm undertone, ember-like.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Woman Holding a Balance by Johannes Vermeer

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
15.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
6.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#29221C black

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 66°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 15.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 6.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 15.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Woman Holding a Balance" (1665) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Amber. One color carries 46% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #162A30 pulls the eye.

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