Post-Impressionism · 1888

Café Terrace at Night

Vincent van Gogh 1853–1890

Café Terrace at Night (1888) by Vincent van Gogh. Its palette is led by gold (#85752c, 23%) and dark muted green (#28362f, 22%), with accents of golden olive, muted azure blue and light amber gold. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, moderately saturated and balanced between warm and cool.

Palette

• #85752c MG 039 gold 22.9% of canvas
• #28362f MG 060 dark muted green 22.5% of canvas
• #707463 MG 192 golden olive 19.0% of canvas
• #0f4b8a MG 106 blue 15.3% of canvas
• #1d1e25 MG 222 charcoal 9.9% of canvas
• #52748d MG 096 muted azure blue 7.4% of canvas
• #b8a84f MG 037 light amber gold 2.9% of canvas

Color families

Brown 32%, Blue 27%, Gray 14%, Yellow 12%, Black 7%

Measurements

Lightness

0.45

Contrast

0.37

Vividness

0.059

Warmth

+0.19

Complexity

151 cells

Hue range

0.60

Focus

0.11

Details

Date

1888

Medium

Oil on canvas

Size

80.7 × 65.3 cm

Genre

cityscape

Collection

Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo

More by Vincent van Gogh

• The Potato Eaters, 1885
• Bedroom in Arles, 1888
• Starry Night Over the Rhone, 1888
• Sunflowers, 1888
• The Night Café, 1888
• The Red Vineyard, 1888
• Irises, 1889
• The Starry Night, 1889
• Wheatfield with Crows, 1890