Entrance to a Quarry

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands · 73.5 x 60 cm

Lustrous Stone
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Stone Neutral warm gray - the color of uncut limestone or granite, balanced and earthy.
Entrance to a Quarry by Vincent van Gogh

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
35.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
30.4
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
14.2
cool
Dominant Hue
#605026 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 89°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 35.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 30.4
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 35.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Entrance to a Quarry" (1889) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Warm Grey and Amber. One color carries 65% of the picture plane, anchoring the composition. A low-prevalence accent at #E9983B pulls the eye.

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