The Haystack

Private Collection · 35.56 x 60.71 cm

Lustrous Slate
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
The Haystack by Paul Signac

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
61.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
30.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#999869 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 102°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 61.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 30.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 61.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Haystack" (1882) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #EAC34B pulls the eye.

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