The Arc Valley

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US

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.
The Arc Valley by Paul Cezanne

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
78.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
32.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
14.9
cool
Dominant Hue
#D5C186 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 93°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 78.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 32.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 78.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Arc Valley" (1888) reads as a lit, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note.

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