The Queen's Mill

Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen, Denmark · 92.5 x 73.4 cm

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.
The Queen's Mill by Paul Gauguin

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
52.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
26.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
8.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#847D58 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 98°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 52.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 26.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 52.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Queen's Mill" (1881) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #9098A5 pulls the eye.

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