Reading

Private Collection · 81 x 65 cm

Lustrous Sienna
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Sienna Warm red-brown earth - named after the Sienese pigment, a fundamental artist earth color.
Reading by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
53.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
33.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
23.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#A07576 red

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 21°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 53.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 33.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 53.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Reading" (1889) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Red and Blue. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #88ABC3 pulls the eye.

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