Path down to the Aven

Dusky Gamboge
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Path down to the Aven by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
42.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
31.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
16.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#766234 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 87°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 42.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 31.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 42.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Path down to the Aven" (1888) reads as a shadowed, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #E4D38B pulls the eye.

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