Self Portrait in a Hat

Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France · 46 x 38 cm

Dusky Crepuscule
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Crepuscule Twilight purple-gray - the color of the sky in the minutes after sunset.
Self Portrait in a Hat by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
30.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
24.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
16.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#5A4235 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 55°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 30.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 24.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 30.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Self Portrait in a Hat" (1893) reads as a deep, mid-saturation warm palette built around Mauve and Yellow. One color carries 32% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #DFB830 pulls the eye.

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