Quarries at Pontoise II

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa, Canada

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Quarries at Pontoise II by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
54.8
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
23.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#84856D yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 103°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 54.8
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 23.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 54.8 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Quarries at Pontoise II" (1882) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Cream. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #869AC7 pulls the eye.

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