Mette asleep on a sofa

Private Collection · 24.5 x 32.5 cm

Dusky Laterite
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Laterite Deep iron-red - the color of tropical laterite soil, oxidized and earthy.
Mette asleep on a sofa by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
32.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
34.2
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
35.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#763A2B red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 41°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 32.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 34.2
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 32.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Mette asleep on a sofa" (1875) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Red and Amber. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #E0B676 pulls the eye.

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