Two White Butterflies

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, Netherlands · 55 x 45.5 cm

Dusky Lichen
Dusky Twilight register - warm mid-darks, the palette of dusk and fading light.
Lichen Muted gray-green - the color of lichen on stone, ancient and desaturated.
Two White Butterflies by Vincent van Gogh

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Color Profile

Brightness
light
0
100
35.9
dark
Saturation
vivid
0
100
37.9
muted
Warmth
warm
-30
0
+50
-3.3
cool
Dominant Hue
#455B1E lime

Distribution

Hue — where on the color wheel
avg hue 121°
Brightness — how dark vs how light
avg L 35.9
darklight
Saturation — gray vs vivid
avg C 37.9
grayvivid

Brightness Heartbeat

Average brightness scanned top → bottom of the painting.

avg L 35.9 L = 0 L = 100

Palette Analysis

"Two White Butterflies" (1889) reads as a deep, rich-saturation warm palette built around Green and Yellow. Color weight is distributed evenly across the top three swatches. A low-prevalence accent at #8D9229 pulls the eye.

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