Growth of the night plants

Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany · 33.9 x 47.2 cm

Brooding Basalt
Brooding Low-key and emotionally weighted - dark values with a sense of psychological depth.
Basalt Dark blue-gray - the color of volcanic rock, cool and dense.
Growth of the night plants by Paul Klee

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
23.5
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
12.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
5.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#3E353A gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 350°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 23.5
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 12.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 23.5 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Growth of the night plants" (1922) reads as a deep, mid-saturation cool palette built around Slate and Blue. One color carries 43% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #E98361 pulls the eye.

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