Nativity

Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany · 96 x 131 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.
Nativity by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
34.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
30.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
18.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#634C24 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 82°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 34.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 30.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 34.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Nativity" (1896) reads as a deep, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #CAD630 pulls the eye.

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