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Dido building Carthage · J. M. W. Turner, 1815 · National Gallery. Reproduction from Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Plate DBC

Dido building Carthage

J. M. W. Turner, 1815

Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Year
1815
Volume
turner
Method
edera
Plate
DBC

Palette

808G2E

Shadow Accent

HEX #1A1813
RGB rgb(26, 24, 19)
CMYK 0 / 8 / 27 / 90
HSL hsl(43, 16%, 9%)
Lab L 8.0 a 0.1 b 3.7

Sector C · Hue 89° · Chroma 4 · 0.02% of the canvas

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87QKS4

Shadow further accent

HEX #2A2319
RGB rgb(42, 35, 25)
CMYK 0 / 17 / 40 / 84
HSL hsl(35, 25%, 13%)
Lab L 14.3 a 1.4 b 7.8

Sector C · Hue 80° · Chroma 8 · 0.02% of the canvas

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7XSPGH

Shadow Accent

HEX #27291B
RGB rgb(39, 41, 27)
CMYK 5 / 0 / 34 / 84
HSL hsl(69, 21%, 13%)
Lab L 16.1 a -4.2 b 8.9

Sector D · Hue 115° · Chroma 10 · 0.01% of the canvas

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87YD4J

Shadow further accent

HEX #372715
RGB rgb(55, 39, 21)
CMYK 0 / 29 / 62 / 78
HSL hsl(32, 45%, 15%)
Lab L 17.2 a 4.9 b 15.0

Sector C · Hue 72° · Chroma 16 · 0.01% of the canvas

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875M8T

Half-shadow Dominant

HEX #413727
RGB rgb(65, 55, 39)
CMYK 0 / 15 / 40 / 75
HSL hsl(37, 25%, 20%)
Lab L 23.5 a 1.6 b 11.4

Sector C · Hue 82° · Chroma 12 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BPWMQW

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #59361F
RGB rgb(89, 54, 31)
CMYK 0 / 39 / 65 / 65
HSL hsl(24, 48%, 24%)
Lab L 26.2 a 13.1 b 21.1

Sector B · Hue 58° · Chroma 25 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BQ1NFT

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #51431F
RGB rgb(81, 67, 31)
CMYK 0 / 17 / 62 / 68
HSL hsl(43, 45%, 22%)
Lab L 29.0 a 1.0 b 24.1

Sector C · Hue 88° · Chroma 24 · 0.01% of the canvas

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62PZ1K

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #474936
RGB rgb(71, 73, 54)
CMYK 3 / 0 / 26 / 71
HSL hsl(66, 15%, 25%)
Lab L 30.2 a -4.6 b 11.0

Sector D · Hue 113° · Chroma 12 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BH9ZZW

Midtone signature

HEX #7C5937
RGB rgb(124, 89, 55)
CMYK 0 / 28 / 56 / 51
HSL hsl(30, 39%, 35%)
Lab L 40.5 a 10.1 b 25.2

Sector C · Hue 68° · Chroma 27 · 0.00% of the canvas

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BGEEVQ

Midtone signature

HEX #765B25
RGB rgb(118, 91, 37)
CMYK 0 / 23 / 69 / 54
HSL hsl(40, 52%, 30%)
Lab L 40.6 a 4.8 b 34.5

Sector C · Hue 82° · Chroma 35 · 0.01% of the canvas

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658H53

Midtone further accent

HEX #686A4F
RGB rgb(104, 106, 79)
CMYK 2 / 0 / 25 / 58
HSL hsl(64, 15%, 36%)
Lab L 44.0 a -5.6 b 14.9

Sector D · Hue 111° · Chroma 16 · 0.02% of the canvas

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SMN76W

Midtone Accent

HEX #8E7C41
RGB rgb(142, 124, 65)
CMYK 0 / 13 / 54 / 44
HSL hsl(46, 37%, 41%)
Lab L 52.3 a -0.9 b 34.3

Sector D · Hue 92° · Chroma 34 · 0.01% of the canvas

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SVKAKB

Midtone Dominant

HEX #818A77
RGB rgb(129, 138, 119)
CMYK 7 / 0 / 14 / 46
HSL hsl(88, 8%, 50%)
Lab L 56.4 a -6.8 b 9.1

Sector E · Hue 127° · Chroma 11 · 0.03% of the canvas

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SMA03R

Light further accent

HEX #A29657
RGB rgb(162, 150, 87)
CMYK 0 / 7 / 46 / 36
HSL hsl(50, 30%, 49%)
Lab L 62.0 a -4.5 b 35.0

Sector D · Hue 97° · Chroma 35 · 0.02% of the canvas

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SW44PX

Light Dominant

HEX #8CA7A0
RGB rgb(140, 167, 160)
CMYK 16 / 0 / 4 / 35
HSL hsl(164, 13%, 60%)
Lab L 66.4 a -10.7 b 0.6

Sector F · Hue 177° · Chroma 11 · 0.02% of the canvas

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RDD6HN

Light Accent

HEX #C5BA8E
RGB rgb(197, 186, 142)
CMYK 0 / 6 / 28 / 23
HSL hsl(48, 32%, 66%)
Lab L 75.5 a -3.2 b 23.7

Sector D · Hue 98° · Chroma 24 · 0.01% of the canvas

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Extraction points

Relative position on the canvas of the point each colour was taken from.

808G2E · Shadow 87QKS4 · Shadow 7XSPGH · Shadow 87YD4J · Shadow 875M8T · Half-shadow BPWMQW · Half-shadow BQ1NFT · Half-shadow 62PZ1K · Half-shadow BH9ZZW · Midtone BGEEVQ · Midtone 658H53 · Midtone SMN76W · Midtone SVKAKB · Midtone SMA03R · Light SW44PX · Light RDD6HN · Light

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ATLAS OF COLOURS

J. M. W. Turner

50 plates, 800 colours measured from the paintings. See the full palette of the volume.