The Hibiscus Tree

Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US · 68 x 90.7 cm

Dusky Sienna
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
The Hibiscus Tree by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
30.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
15.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#4A4835 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 102°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 30.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 15.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 30.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Hibiscus Tree" (1892) reads as a deep, muted-saturation warm palette built around Beige and Sage. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #244D2D pulls the eye.

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