Ukiyo-e · 1800–1809
Fukagawa no Yuki
Fukagawa no Yuki (1800–1809) by Kitagawa Utamaro. Its palette is led by light grey (#9cadb8, 32%) and bone (#d9c6b1, 19%), with accents of dark slate, muted azure blue, brown and scarlet red. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and warm.
Color reading
Brown and gray cover about two-thirds of the canvas. Its most vivid color, scarlet red #B34F38, takes up just 3% of it.
Palette
- #9cadb8 MG 213 light grey 32.3% of canvas
- #d9c6b1 MG 171 bone 19.2% of canvas
- #dbb46b MG 032 light orange amber 15.1% of canvas
- #515351 MG 217 iron 12.4% of canvas
- #303036 MG 211 dark slate 7.6% of canvas
- #54718b MG 096 muted azure blue 5.8% of canvas
- #785033 MG 167 brown 4.4% of canvas
- #b34f38 MG 017 scarlet red 3.2% of canvas
Color families
Brown 37%, Gray 29%, Yellow 12%, Blue 8%, White 7%
Measurements
Composition
52% of the visual weight is in the left half, 55% in the lower half. Symmetry 0.17 (how closely its shapes and edges mirror each other). 10% 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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