Faa Iheihe (Tahitian pastoral)

Tate Modern, London, UK · 86 x 113 cm

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Faa Iheihe (Tahitian pastoral) by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
34.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
24.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
15.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#614D2B orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 80°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 34.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 24.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 34.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Faa Iheihe (Tahitian pastoral)" (1898) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #8D6F20 pulls the eye.

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