Old Women of Arles

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US · 73 x 92 cm

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.
Old Women of Arles by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
62.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
39.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
18.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#AC9665 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 85°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 62.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 39.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 62.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Old Women of Arles" (1888) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Green. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #433E60 pulls the eye.

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