The Blue Vase

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France · 62 x 51 cm

Lustrous Heather
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
The Blue Vase by Paul Cezanne

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
51.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
21.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
14.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#8D7565 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 59°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 51.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 21.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 51.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Blue Vase" (1887) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #7D85B1 pulls the eye.

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