Sistine Chapel Ceiling: The Temptation and Expulsion

Sistine Chapel, Vatican

Gleaming Mellow
Gleaming Bright and polished - high-key, often warm, suggesting reflective or luminous surfaces.
Mellow Soft warm yellow - gentle, low-chroma, the color of aged paper or afternoon light.
Sistine Chapel Ceiling: The Temptation and Expulsion by Michelangelo

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
68.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#B3A78A orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 91°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 68.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 68.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sistine Chapel Ceiling: The Temptation and Expulsion" (1508) reads as a lit, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Cream. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #E6E8D3 pulls the eye.

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