Peasant in a Straw Hat

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

Subdued Mellow
Subdued Held back from full expression - moderate values, restrained chroma, controlled.
Mellow Soft warm yellow - gentle, low-chroma, the color of aged paper or afternoon light.
Peasant in a Straw Hat by Paul Cezanne

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
68.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
0.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#A6A7A6 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 96°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 68.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 68.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Peasant in a Straw Hat" (1906) reads as a lit, whisper-saturation balanced palette built around Cream and Slate. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #677090 pulls the eye.

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