The milkmaid

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Soft Tawny
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
The milkmaid by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
54.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.8
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
5.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#88816C yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 94°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 54.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.8
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 54.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The milkmaid" (1889) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #C75E22 pulls the eye.

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