Grand Canal (Venise)

Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH, US · 73.5 x 92.1 cm

Soft Stone
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Grand Canal (Venise) by Paul Signac

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
61.0
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
17.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#9B9284 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 77°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 61.0
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 17.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 61.0 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Grand Canal (Venise)" (1905) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Slate and Warm Grey. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #5B6076 pulls the eye.

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