Breton Woman

Burrell Collection, Glasgow, UK

Soft Tawny
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Breton Woman by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
59.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
14.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
10.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#9D8C77 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 76°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 59.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 14.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 59.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Breton Woman" (1886) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Amber. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #686873 pulls the eye.

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