Orchard with Blossoming Apricot Trees

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands · 65.5 x 80.5 cm

Lustrous Mellow
Lustrous Sheen without harshness - mid-to-high key, silky, with a pearl-like quality.
Mellow Soft warm yellow - gentle, low-chroma, the color of aged paper or afternoon light.
Orchard with Blossoming Apricot Trees by Vincent van Gogh

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
55.7
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
21.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
3.6
cool
Dominant Hue
#87876A yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 105°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 55.7
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 21.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 55.7 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Orchard with Blossoming Apricot Trees" (1888) reads as a mid, mid-saturation warm palette built around Green and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #5C5D6B pulls the eye.

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