Ukiyo-e · 1760s
By the Sea
By the Sea (1760s) by Suzuki Harunobu. Its palette is led by pale sand (#c5b287, 53%) and golden olive (#848976, 21%), with accents of rich orange brown, orange and soot. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Brown covers more than two-thirds of the print. Its most vivid color, rich orange brown #8C502B, takes up just 5% of it.
Palette
- #c5b287 MG 180 pale sand 52.7% of canvas
- #848976 MG 191 golden olive 20.8% of canvas
- #6e715d MG 192 golden olive 18.0% of canvas
- #8c502b MG 158 rich orange brown 4.8% of canvas
- #aa7753 MG 030 orange 2.2% of canvas
- #110b0a MG 223 soot 1.6% of canvas
Color families
Brown 71%, Yellow 12%, Green 9%, Gray 6%, Black 1%
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Composition
51% of the visual weight is in the left half, 51% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.35 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 14% of the canvas is calm space. Half of the detail sits in 34% of the canvas. Measured from the image, not a rule the painter followed.
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