The Sower (Sower with Setting Sun)

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, Netherlands · 162.5 x 204.5 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.
The Sower (Sower with Setting Sun) by Vincent van Gogh

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
51.3
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
33.1
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
9.7
cool
Dominant Hue
#807A61 yellow

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 87°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 51.3
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 33.1
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 51.3 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"The Sower (Sower with Setting Sun)" (1888) reads as a shadowed, mid-saturation warm palette built around Cream and Amber. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #4A6CA5 pulls the eye.

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