Black pigs

91 x 72 cm

Dusky Heather
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Black pigs by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
41.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
27.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
13.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#715C56 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 43°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 41.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 27.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 41.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Black pigs" (1891) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Pink. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #9BC248 pulls the eye.

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