The Lilacs

Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow, Russia

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 Lilacs by Mikhail Vrubel

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
39.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
8.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#645A5F gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 346°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 39.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 8.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 39.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Lilacs" (1900) reads as a shadowed, whisper-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Warm Grey. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #A59DBA pulls the eye.

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