Oleanders and Books

Private Collection · 60.3 x 73.6 cm

Lustrous Gamboge
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Gamboge Deep golden yellow - a traditional warm pigment, rich amber-gold.
Oleanders and Books by Vincent van Gogh

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
55.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
34.3
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
5.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#868952 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 107°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 55.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 34.3
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 55.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Oleanders and Books" (1888) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Green. The body of the palette stays restrained while smaller hits of color do the work. A low-prevalence accent at #A05F36 pulls the eye.

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