Sanctuaries and Citadels

Private Collection · 66 x 99 cm

Gleaming Tawny
Gleaming Bright and polished - high-key, often warm, suggesting reflective or luminous surfaces.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Sanctuaries and Citadels by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
70.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
38.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
27.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#D3A386 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 58°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 70.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 38.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 70.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Sanctuaries and Citadels" (1925) reads as a lit, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Pink. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #B799C7 pulls the eye.

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