Samois, Study Nr. 8

Wallraf-Richartz Museum, Cologne, Germany · 26.8 x 34.9 cm

Silvery Heather
Silvery Cool metallic sheen - mid-to-high key, desaturated, with a gray-blue cast.
Heather Muted mauve - the color of Scottish heather, gray-purple and soft.
Samois, Study Nr. 8 by Paul Signac

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
70.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.5
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
6.5
cool
Dominant Hue
#B6A8B2 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 338°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 70.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.5
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 70.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Samois, Study Nr. 8" (1899) reads as a lit, mid-saturation cool palette built around Purple and Slate. Color weight is spread without a single dominant note. A low-prevalence accent at #B9935F pulls the eye.

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