Woman reading a letter (Woman in Blue Reading a Letter)

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, Netherlands · 46.5 x 39 cm

Lustrous Tawny
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Woman reading a letter (Woman in Blue Reading a Letter) by Johannes Vermeer

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
43.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#72655E gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 51°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 43.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 43.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Woman reading a letter (Woman in Blue Reading a Letter)" (1662) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Dusty Pink. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #9FA9C2 pulls the eye.

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