The Yellow Christ

Paul Gauguin 1848–1903

The Yellow Christ (1889) by Paul Gauguin. Its palette is led by brown (#7e5329, 38%) and amber brown (#826c59, 22%), with accents of dark slate. Overall the canvas is mid-toned, vivid and warm.

Palette

#7e5329 MG 167 brown 38.2% of canvas
#826c59 MG 166 amber brown 22.0% of canvas
#af924a MG 038 light gold 16.2% of canvas
#958e8b MG 214 pewter 14.7% of canvas
#2c3137 MG 211 dark slate 8.9% of canvas

Color families

Brown 65%, Yellow 18%, Gray 12%, Black 2%, Blue 1%

Measurements

Lightness: 0.53
Contrast: 0.37
Vividness: 0.065
Warmth: +0.99
Complexity: 157 cells
Hue range: 0.38
Focus: 0.08

Details

Date: 1889
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 92.1 × 73.3 cm
Genre: religious art
Made in: French Third Republic
Collection: Buffalo AKG Art Museum, Buffalo

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Tahitian Women on the Beach, 1890
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When Will You Marry?, 1892
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, c. 1897