Human misery

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Human misery by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
62.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
42.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
25.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#B59351 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 84°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 62.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 42.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 62.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Human misery" (1889) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. One color carries 30% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #241D20 pulls the eye.

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