Neoclassicism · 1787
Marie Antoinette and Her Children
Marie Antoinette and Her Children (1787) by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun. Its palette is led by bistre (#231c12, 40%) and dark taupe (#4e3520, 28%), with accents of rich orange ochre and pale orange amber. Overall the canvas is dark, moderately saturated and warm.
Palette
- #231c12 MG 219 bistre 39.9% of canvas
- #4e3520 MG 177 dark taupe 27.9% of canvas
- #7a643e MG 178 rich orange ochre 12.0% of canvas
- #a88855 MG 182 golden umber 9.0% of canvas
- #95331b MG 019 scarlet red 8.5% of canvas
- #e0c89e MG 031 pale orange amber 2.6% of canvas
Color families
Brown 56%, Black 31%, Red 6%, Yellow 5%, Orange 2%