Sanctuaries and Citadels

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.
Sanctuaries and Citadels by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
27.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
20.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#A48063 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 65°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 27.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sanctuaries and Citadels" (1925) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #8286A5 pulls the eye.

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