Boy in a Red Vest

E.G. Bührle Foundation, Zürich, Switzerland · 64.5 x 80 cm

Soft Heather
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Boy in a Red Vest by Paul Cezanne

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
43.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#686562 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 65°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 43.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 43.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Boy in a Red Vest" (1889) reads as a shadowed, muted-saturation cool palette built around Sage and Mauve. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #B22F1C pulls the eye.

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