The holder of the cup. Mongolia.

Nicholas Roerich Museum, New York City, NY, US · 30.5 x 45.5 cm

Silvery Heather
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
The holder of the cup. Mongolia. by Nicholas Roerich

Color Palette

✦ Edit in generator

Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
63.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-11.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#7E9EA5 teal

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 220°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 63.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 63.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The holder of the cup. Mongolia." (1937) reads as a lit, rich-saturation cool palette built around Purple and Teal. One color carries 69% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #F4DDB8 pulls the eye.

Example use cases

Subject Tags

Build a palette inspired by The holder of the cup. Mongolia.
Open in generator with 10 colors pre-loaded

I Love This!

Use This Palette
Copy, export, or download for your project
Copy:
Download:
Share:

Artworks with a similar color profile

Nearest neighbours by brightness, saturation, warmth and hue across the full corpus.

More by Nicholas Roerich

More from Symbolism

← Browse all artworks