Model in Backlight

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium · 125 x 109 cm

Soft Slate
Soft Low-contrast, gentle chroma - mid-key values and low saturation, approachable and calm.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Model in Backlight by Pierre Bonnard

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
57.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
16.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
7.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#93877C orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 69°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 57.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 16.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 57.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Model in Backlight" (1908) reads as a mid, muted-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Slate. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #B2C0C8 pulls the eye.

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