The dreaming

Private Collection · 35.2 x 64.4 cm

Dusky Tawny
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
The dreaming by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
25.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
9.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#403C33 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 85°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 25.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 9.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 25.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The dreaming" (1892) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Mauve. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #99752B pulls the eye.

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