The Ploughed Field

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands · 72.5 x 92 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.
The Ploughed Field by Vincent van Gogh

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
56.1
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
31.7
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
2.8
cool
Dominant Hue
#828A6D lime

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 109°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 56.1
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 31.7
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 56.1 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Ploughed Field" (1888) reads as a mid, rich-saturation warm palette built around Yellow and Blue. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #598FCD pulls the eye.

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