The straight path

Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of Fine Arts , Nizhny Novgorod, Russia

Lustrous Sage
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
The straight path by Nicholas Roerich

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
72.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-7.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#A2B4B9 teal

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 221°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 72.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 72.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The straight path" (1912) reads as a mid, mid-saturation cool palette built around Green and Cool Grey. One color carries 96% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #293865 pulls the eye.

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