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Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory) – The Morning after the Deluge – Moses Writing the Book of Genesis, J. M. W. Turner
Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory) – The Morning after the Deluge – Moses Writing the Book of Genesis · J. M. W. Turner, 1843 · National Gallery. Reproduction from Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

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Light and Colour (Goethe's Theory) – The Morning after the Deluge – Moses Writing the Book of Genesis

J. M. W. Turner, 1843

Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Year
1843
Volume
turner
Method
edera
Plate
LCG
CH1DD5 BSBRA4 BMQC47 CAW2RE BPBNY1 BJ2NQJ KY3H90 MF06WZ M02WKF M9MM97 MNWE4F M7S6EP M8YPR7 QQDMJK QB1RVZ RD68EY

Palette

CH1DD5

Shadow Dominant

HEX #31202B
RGB rgb(49, 32, 43)
CMYK 0 / 35 / 12 / 81
HSL hsl(321, 21%, 16%)
Lab L 14.5 a 10.5 b -3.8

Sector L · Hue 340° · Chroma 11 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BSBRA4

Shadow further accent

HEX #553933
RGB rgb(85, 57, 51)
CMYK 0 / 33 / 40 / 67
HSL hsl(11, 25%, 27%)
Lab L 27.0 a 11.6 b 9.1

Sector B · Hue 38° · Chroma 15 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BMQC47

Shadow Accent

HEX #7C2E13
RGB rgb(124, 46, 19)
CMYK 0 / 63 / 85 / 51
HSL hsl(15, 73%, 28%)
Lab L 30.2 a 32.6 b 33.4

Sector B · Hue 46° · Chroma 47 · 0.01% of the canvas

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CAW2RE

Shadow signature

HEX #4E4286
RGB rgb(78, 66, 134)
CMYK 42 / 51 / 0 / 47
HSL hsl(251, 34%, 39%)
Lab L 32.5 a 22.7 b -36.4

Sector K · Hue 302° · Chroma 43 · 0.00% of the canvas

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BPBNY1

Shadow further accent

HEX #724D21
RGB rgb(114, 77, 33)
CMYK 0 / 32 / 71 / 55
HSL hsl(33, 55%, 29%)
Lab L 36.1 a 11.1 b 31.9

Sector C · Hue 71° · Chroma 34 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BJ2NQJ

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #985734
RGB rgb(152, 87, 52)
CMYK 0 / 43 / 66 / 40
HSL hsl(21, 49%, 40%)
Lab L 44.0 a 23.6 b 31.4

Sector B · Hue 53° · Chroma 39 · 0.01% of the canvas

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KY3H90

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #877380
RGB rgb(135, 115, 128)
CMYK 0 / 15 / 5 / 47
HSL hsl(321, 8%, 49%)
Lab L 50.5 a 10.2 b -4.3

Sector L · Hue 337° · Chroma 11 · 0.01% of the canvas

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MF06WZ

Half-shadow Dominant

HEX #96744F
RGB rgb(150, 116, 79)
CMYK 0 / 23 / 47 / 41
HSL hsl(31, 31%, 45%)
Lab L 51.3 a 8.4 b 25.6

Sector C · Hue 72° · Chroma 27 · 0.02% of the canvas

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M02WKF

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #907A73
RGB rgb(144, 122, 115)
CMYK 0 / 15 / 20 / 44
HSL hsl(14, 12%, 51%)
Lab L 52.9 a 7.3 b 7.0

Sector B · Hue 44° · Chroma 10 · 0.01% of the canvas

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M9MM97

Midtone Accent

HEX #C1915F
RGB rgb(193, 145, 95)
CMYK 0 / 25 / 51 / 24
HSL hsl(31, 44%, 56%)
Lab L 63.5 a 12.1 b 33.5

Sector C · Hue 70° · Chroma 36 · 0.01% of the canvas

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MNWE4F

Midtone signature

HEX #C89216
RGB rgb(200, 146, 22)
CMYK 0 / 27 / 89 / 22
HSL hsl(42, 80%, 44%)
Lab L 64.0 a 10.4 b 64.8

Sector C · Hue 81° · Chroma 66 · 0.01% of the canvas

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M7S6EP

Midtone Dominant

HEX #B1A390
RGB rgb(177, 163, 144)
CMYK 0 / 8 / 19 / 31
HSL hsl(35, 17%, 63%)
Lab L 67.7 a 1.8 b 11.6

Sector C · Hue 81° · Chroma 12 · 0.03% of the canvas

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M8YPR7

Midtone further accent

HEX #BBA67C
RGB rgb(187, 166, 124)
CMYK 0 / 11 / 34 / 27
HSL hsl(40, 32%, 61%)
Lab L 69.0 a 1.3 b 24.4

Sector C · Hue 87° · Chroma 25 · 0.01% of the canvas

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QQDMJK

Light further accent

HEX #D8B872
RGB rgb(216, 184, 114)
CMYK 0 / 15 / 47 / 15
HSL hsl(41, 57%, 65%)
Lab L 76.2 a 2.4 b 39.8

Sector C · Hue 87° · Chroma 40 · 0.01% of the canvas

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QB1RVZ

Light Accent

HEX #E5C04A
RGB rgb(229, 192, 74)
CMYK 0 / 16 / 68 / 10
HSL hsl(46, 75%, 59%)
Lab L 78.9 a 0.6 b 61.8

Sector C · Hue 89° · Chroma 62 · 0.00% of the canvas

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RD68EY

Light Dominant

HEX #DDCEA0
RGB rgb(221, 206, 160)
CMYK 0 / 7 / 28 / 13
HSL hsl(45, 47%, 75%)
Lab L 83.1 a -1.7 b 25.0

Sector D · Hue 94° · Chroma 25 · 0.03% of the canvas

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Extraction points

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

CH1DD5 · Shadow BSBRA4 · Shadow BMQC47 · Shadow CAW2RE · Shadow BPBNY1 · Shadow BJ2NQJ · Half-shadow KY3H90 · Half-shadow MF06WZ · Half-shadow M02WKF · Half-shadow M9MM97 · Midtone MNWE4F · Midtone M7S6EP · Midtone M8YPR7 · Midtone QQDMJK · Light QB1RVZ · Light RD68EY · Light

Bands

Shadow

CH1DD5 BSBRA4 BMQC47 CAW2RE BPBNY1

Half-shadow

BJ2NQJ KY3H90 MF06WZ M02WKF

Midtone

M9MM97 MNWE4F M7S6EP M8YPR7

Light

QQDMJK QB1RVZ RD68EY

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