Self-portrait, yawning

J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA, US · 114.3 x 88.9 cm

Dusky Stone
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Self-portrait, yawning by Joseph Ducreux

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
27.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
22.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
22.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#5C362E red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 39°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 27.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 22.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 27.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Self-portrait, yawning" (1783) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Red. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #6A0B1A pulls the eye.

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