Mother and Child

Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, PA, US

Lustrous Calico
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Calico Warm speckled neutral - the color of unbleached cotton, mottled and soft.
Mother and Child by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
58.4
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
31.6
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
25.1
cool
Dominant Hue
#AE836B orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 55°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 58.4
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 31.6
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 58.4 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Mother and Child" (1881) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #574D72 pulls the eye.

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