Mette Gauguin in an Evening Dress

National Gallery, Oslo, Norway

Lustrous Heather
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Mette Gauguin in an Evening Dress by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
43.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
12.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#786356 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 58°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 43.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 43.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Mette Gauguin in an Evening Dress" (1884) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Dusty Pink. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #D7B771 pulls the eye.

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