Taking a snowy town

Russian Museum, Saint Petersburg, Russia · 156 x 282 cm

Weathered Slate
Weathered Worn and desaturated - the palette of aged surfaces, faded pigment, and patina.
Slate Blue-gray stone - the color of roofing slate, cool and slightly blue.
Taking a snowy town by Vasily Surikov

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
70.6
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
8.0
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.4
cool
Dominant Hue
#B0ACA4 gray

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 89°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 70.6
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 8.0
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 70.6 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Taking a snowy town" (1891) reads as a lit, muted-saturation warm palette built around Cool Grey and Cream. One color carries 34% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #724E37 pulls the eye.

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