Message to Tiron

State Museum of Oriental Art, Moscow, Russia

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Message to Tiron by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
62.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
34.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#9E977E yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 87°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 62.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 34.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 62.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Message to Tiron" (1940) reads as a mid, vivid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Warm Grey. One color carries 31% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #74B4E3 pulls the eye.

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