Boris and Gleb

State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, Russia · 30.5 x 45.7 cm

Soft Stone
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Boris and Gleb by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
53.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
13.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
1.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#7F7D8B gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 308°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 53.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 13.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 53.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Boris and Gleb" (1943) reads as a mid, muted-saturation balanced palette built around Warm Grey and Slate. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #161F46 pulls the eye.

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