The Umbrellas

Pierre-Auguste Renoir 1841–1919

The Umbrellas (c. 1881) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. Its palette is led by muted blue (#526471, 41%) and cool grey (#6b7980, 26%), with accents of pale muted cream. Overall the canvas is light, moderately saturated and cool.

Color reading

Gray and blue cover about four-fifths of the canvas. Even its most colorful tone, muted azure blue #748FA3, stays close to gray.

Palette

#526471 MG 097 muted blue 40.9% of canvas
#6b7980 MG 209 cool grey 26.1% of canvas
#748fa3 MG 095 muted azure blue 16.4% of canvas
#adadab MG 213 light grey 13.9% of canvas
#e0d0c1 MG 199 pale muted cream 2.7% of canvas

Color families

Gray 50%, Blue 31%, Brown 16%, Green 1%, Orange 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.57
Contrast: 0.37
Vividness: 0.032
Warmth: -0.55
Complexity: 157 cells
Hue range: 0.55
Focus: 0.08

Composition

57% of the visual weight is in the right half, 50% in the upper half. Symmetry 0.10 (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.

Details

Date: c. 1881
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 180.3 × 114.9 cm
Genre: genre art
Collection: National Gallery, London

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