Rococo · 1727–1788 · British

Thomas Gainsborough

Across 3 works, the colors are mostly brown (59%), black (27%) and gray (7%). On average the canvases are mid-toned, muted and warm. Signature colors, used far more here than across the collection: dark golden umber, soot, umber, golden olive and dark golden olive.

Color print

The swatches covering most of these canvases, averaged over every work, dark to light.

• MG 223 soot 14.6% of canvas
• MG 177 dark taupe 7.9% of canvas
• MG 185 dark golden umber 7.1% of canvas
• MG 219 bistre 6.6% of canvas
• MG 176 taupe 6.0% of canvas
• MG 184 umber 4.8% of canvas
• MG 175 stone 4.8% of canvas
• MG 220 warm black 4.2% of canvas
• MG 193 golden olive 3.9% of canvas
• MG 194 dark golden olive 3.1% of canvas
• MG 222 charcoal 2.8% of canvas
• MG 169 dark brown 2.6% of canvas
• MG 174 warm grey 2.5% of canvas
• MG 168 dark amber brown 2.2% of canvas
• MG 216 dark grey 2.0% of canvas
• MG 157 very dark reddish brown 2.0% of canvas

Measurements

Lightness

0.39

Contrast

0.46

Vividness

0.028

Warmth

+0.81

Complexity

96 cells

Hue range

0.39

Focus

0.10

Works

• Mr and Mrs Andrews, 1748
• The Blue Boy, 1770
• Portrait of a Lady in Blue, 1780