A Young Girl Reading

A Young Girl Reading (1770) by Jean-Honoré Fragonard. Its palette is led by dark amber brown (#503f31, 39%) and reddish brown (#714c33, 18%), with accents of light amber gold and light grey. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and warm.

Palette

#503f31 MG 168 dark amber brown 38.7% of canvas
#714c33 MG 154 reddish brown 18.1% of canvas
#87633a MG 178 rich orange ochre 16.3% of canvas
#9d7d4e MG 034 amber 13.3% of canvas
#d6b35d MG 037 light amber gold 7.3% of canvas
#b9b6b0 MG 213 light grey 6.3% of canvas

Color families

Brown 79%, Yellow 13%, Gray 4%, White 1%, Red 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.50
Contrast: 0.44
Vividness: 0.054
Warmth: +1.00
Complexity: 127 cells
Hue range: 0.35
Focus: 0.07

Details

Date: 1770
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 81.1 × 64.8 cm
Genre: portrait
Made in: France
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

More by Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Swing, c. 1767
The Lock, c. 1777
The Stolen Kiss, 1790