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Chrysanthemums color palette

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881–82. The five main colors of the painting, with their codes and how much of it each one covers.

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Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Chrysanthemums, 1881–82. Art Institute of Chicago, public domain.

The five colors

  1. Graphite#565859RGB 86, 88, 8930%
  2. Terracotta#8C4F43RGB 140, 79, 6711%
  3. Sage gray#82A693RGB 130, 166, 14711%
  4. Mole#7D6E64RGB 125, 110, 10010%
  5. Ochre#C4A74ARGB 196, 167, 748%

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How the colors work

Graphite leads with 30% of the painting, and terracotta follows with 11%.

All five colors sit close in light, between value 4 and 7 on a scale from 0 (black) to 10 (white), which keeps the painting soft and even.

Warm and cool are close to balanced: 27% warm, 16% cool.

The same colors in gray

Each color beside its value, from light to dark. Painters check this to see the painting’s structure without its colors.

Sage gray 7
Ochre 7
Mole 5
Graphite 4
Terracotta 4

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