Head of a Breton (Marie Louarn)

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Lustrous Sage
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sage Muted gray-green - the color of dried sage leaf, low-chroma and herbal.
Head of a Breton (Marie Louarn) by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
59.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
39.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
4.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#8E9265 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 108°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 59.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 39.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 59.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Head of a Breton (Marie Louarn)" (1888) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Green and Amber. One color carries 32% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #72698E pulls the eye.

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