Miners' wives carrying sacks of coal

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands · 32 x 50 cm

Lustrous Tawny
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Tawny Warm orange-brown - a traditional term for the color of tanned leather or lion fur.
Miners' wives carrying sacks of coal by Vincent van Gogh

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
61.2
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
27.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
16.0
cool
Dominant Hue
#A79064 orange

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 84°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 61.2
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 27.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 61.2 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Miners' wives carrying sacks of coal" (1882) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Amber and Beige. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #F4DBA0 pulls the eye.

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