Path to Kailas

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

Lustrous Sienna
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Path to Kailas by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
60.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
20.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-3.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#8991A8 blue

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 284°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 60.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 20.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 60.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Path to Kailas" (1932) reads as a mid, mid-saturation balanced palette built around Red and Blue. One color carries 51% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #9CB1BE pulls the eye.

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