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Mer de Glace, in the Valley of Chamouni, Switzerland · J. M. W. Turner, 1803 · Yale Center for British Art. Reproduction from Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Plate MDG

Mer de Glace, in the Valley of Chamouni, Switzerland

J. M. W. Turner, 1803

Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Year
1803
Volume
turner
Method
edera
Plate
MDG

Palette

3291E0

Shadow further accent

HEX #323B3B
RGB rgb(50, 59, 59)
CMYK 15 / 0 / 0 / 77
HSL hsl(180, 8%, 21%)
Lab L 23.9 a -3.8 b -1.3

Sector G · Hue 198° · Chroma 4 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BRKT7K

Shadow further accent

HEX #493F35
RGB rgb(73, 63, 53)
CMYK 0 / 14 / 27 / 71
HSL hsl(30, 16%, 25%)
Lab L 27.5 a 2.3 b 7.9

Sector C · Hue 74° · Chroma 8 · 0.02% of the canvas

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2W8RPG

Shadow Dominant

HEX #475454
RGB rgb(71, 84, 84)
CMYK 15 / 0 / 0 / 67
HSL hsl(180, 8%, 30%)
Lab L 34.8 a -5.2 b -1.5

Sector G · Hue 196° · Chroma 5 · 0.03% of the canvas

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BSVHE4

Shadow Accent

HEX #705041
RGB rgb(112, 80, 65)
CMYK 0 / 29 / 42 / 56
HSL hsl(19, 27%, 35%)
Lab L 37.0 a 11.1 b 13.9

Sector B · Hue 51° · Chroma 18 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BZ564M

Half-shadow Dominant

HEX #79694F
RGB rgb(121, 105, 79)
CMYK 0 / 13 / 35 / 53
HSL hsl(37, 21%, 39%)
Lab L 45.3 a 2.3 b 17.2

Sector C · Hue 83° · Chroma 17 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BH40CA

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #8D6747
RGB rgb(141, 103, 71)
CMYK 0 / 27 / 50 / 45
HSL hsl(27, 33%, 42%)
Lab L 46.6 a 11.2 b 23.8

Sector C · Hue 65° · Chroma 26 · 0.00% of the canvas

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64N0EK

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #6C7267
RGB rgb(108, 114, 103)
CMYK 5 / 0 / 10 / 55
HSL hsl(93, 5%, 43%)
Lab L 47.4 a -4.6 b 5.5

Sector E · Hue 130° · Chroma 7 · 0.01% of the canvas

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65A67H

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #76725D
RGB rgb(118, 114, 93)
CMYK 0 / 3 / 21 / 54
HSL hsl(50, 12%, 41%)
Lab L 47.7 a -2.4 b 12.1

Sector D · Hue 101° · Chroma 12 · 0.02% of the canvas

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M0TWGC

Midtone Accent

HEX #8F7D63
RGB rgb(143, 125, 99)
CMYK 0 / 13 / 31 / 44
HSL hsl(35, 18%, 47%)
Lab L 53.3 a 2.8 b 16.5

Sector C · Hue 80° · Chroma 17 · 0.02% of the canvas

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STQ4K1

Midtone Accent

HEX #7E826E
RGB rgb(126, 130, 110)
CMYK 3 / 0 / 15 / 49
HSL hsl(72, 8%, 47%)
Lab L 53.5 a -5.4 b 10.6

Sector D · Hue 117° · Chroma 12 · 0.01% of the canvas

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SVEJ02

Midtone further accent

HEX #80857D
RGB rgb(128, 133, 125)
CMYK 4 / 0 / 6 / 48
HSL hsl(98, 3%, 51%)
Lab L 54.8 a -3.5 b 3.9

Sector E · Hue 132° · Chroma 5 · 0.01% of the canvas

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STPP48

Midtone further accent

HEX #8C876E
RGB rgb(140, 135, 110)
CMYK 0 / 4 / 21 / 45
HSL hsl(50, 12%, 49%)
Lab L 56.1 a -2.4 b 14.4

Sector D · Hue 99° · Chroma 15 · 0.02% of the canvas

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M0JD74

Light further accent

HEX #A1906F
RGB rgb(161, 144, 111)
CMYK 0 / 11 / 31 / 37
HSL hsl(40, 21%, 53%)
Lab L 60.7 a 1.0 b 19.9

Sector C · Hue 87° · Chroma 20 · 0.01% of the canvas

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M84C9B

Light Accent

HEX #B7936B
RGB rgb(183, 147, 107)
CMYK 0 / 20 / 42 / 28
HSL hsl(32, 35%, 57%)
Lab L 63.5 a 7.9 b 26.3

Sector C · Hue 73° · Chroma 27 · 0.01% of the canvas

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SWHEZF

Light Dominant

HEX #9EA08A
RGB rgb(158, 160, 138)
CMYK 1 / 0 / 14 / 37
HSL hsl(65, 10%, 58%)
Lab L 65.1 a -4.6 b 11.2

Sector D · Hue 113° · Chroma 12 · 0.03% of the canvas

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QQ50G6

Light further accent

HEX #D8BA90
RGB rgb(216, 186, 144)
CMYK 0 / 14 / 33 / 15
HSL hsl(35, 48%, 71%)
Lab L 77.3 a 4.7 b 25.3

Sector C · Hue 79° · Chroma 26 · 0.00% of the canvas

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Extraction points

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

3291E0 · Shadow BRKT7K · Shadow 2W8RPG · Shadow BSVHE4 · Shadow BZ564M · Half-shadow BH40CA · Half-shadow 64N0EK · Half-shadow 65A67H · Half-shadow M0TWGC · Midtone STQ4K1 · Midtone SVEJ02 · Midtone STPP48 · Midtone M0JD74 · Light M84C9B · Light SWHEZF · Light QQ50G6 · 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.