Lake of the Nagas

Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York City, NY, US · 46.5 x 79.5 cm

Silvery Sage
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Lake of the Nagas by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
67.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
22.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-10.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#86A8BD blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 255°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 67.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 22.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 67.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Lake of the Nagas" (1932) reads as a lit, mid-saturation cool palette built around Blue and Sage. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #AC4758 pulls the eye.

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