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Melrose · J. M. W. Turner, 1831 · National Galleries Scotland. Reproduction from Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Plate MEL

Melrose

J. M. W. Turner, 1831

Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Year
1831
Volume
turner
Method
edera
Plate
MEL

Palette

BRW2V6

Shadow further accent

HEX #523A25
RGB rgb(82, 58, 37)
CMYK 0 / 29 / 55 / 68
HSL hsl(28, 38%, 23%)
Lab L 26.8 a 7.8 b 17.4

Sector C · Hue 66° · Chroma 19 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BM3R9A

Shadow Accent

HEX #834921
RGB rgb(131, 73, 33)
CMYK 0 / 44 / 75 / 49
HSL hsl(24, 60%, 32%)
Lab L 37.2 a 21.3 b 33.6

Sector B · Hue 58° · Chroma 40 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BZ46ZW

Shadow Dominant

HEX #81634C
RGB rgb(129, 99, 76)
CMYK 0 / 23 / 41 / 49
HSL hsl(26, 26%, 40%)
Lab L 44.3 a 8.6 b 17.4

Sector C · Hue 64° · Chroma 19 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BZV31E

Shadow further accent

HEX #7A6865
RGB rgb(122, 104, 101)
CMYK 0 / 15 / 17 / 52
HSL hsl(9, 9%, 44%)
Lab L 45.6 a 6.8 b 4.2

Sector B · Hue 32° · Chroma 8 · 0.01% of the canvas

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KZ0VWH

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #96888D
RGB rgb(150, 136, 141)
CMYK 0 / 9 / 6 / 41
HSL hsl(339, 6%, 56%)
Lab L 58.1 a 6.2 b -0.6

Sector L · Hue 355° · Chroma 6 · 0.02% of the canvas

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MFK6Y7

Half-shadow signature

HEX #AA8758
RGB rgb(170, 135, 88)
CMYK 0 / 21 / 48 / 33
HSL hsl(34, 33%, 51%)
Lab L 58.4 a 7.4 b 30.7

Sector C · Hue 77° · Chroma 32 · 0.01% of the canvas

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M0MM4S

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #A5876D
RGB rgb(165, 135, 109)
CMYK 0 / 18 / 34 / 35
HSL hsl(28, 24%, 54%)
Lab L 58.5 a 7.6 b 18.4

Sector C · Hue 67° · Chroma 20 · 0.01% of the canvas

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KZ8RFW

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #8D89A6
RGB rgb(141, 137, 166)
CMYK 15 / 17 / 0 / 35
HSL hsl(248, 14%, 59%)
Lab L 58.5 a 7.6 b -14.8

Sector J · Hue 297° · Chroma 17 · 0.02% of the canvas

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M0DX11

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #A58E84
RGB rgb(165, 142, 132)
CMYK 0 / 14 / 20 / 35
HSL hsl(18, 15%, 58%)
Lab L 60.7 a 6.8 b 8.7

Sector B · Hue 52° · Chroma 11 · 0.02% of the canvas

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KGRR3V

Midtone further accent

HEX #A8A1B2
RGB rgb(168, 161, 178)
CMYK 6 / 10 / 0 / 30
HSL hsl(265, 10%, 66%)
Lab L 67.1 a 5.8 b -7.9

Sector K · Hue 306° · Chroma 10 · 0.01% of the canvas

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M8SC59

Midtone Accent

HEX #C3A87C
RGB rgb(195, 168, 124)
CMYK 0 / 14 / 36 / 24
HSL hsl(37, 37%, 63%)
Lab L 70.1 a 3.6 b 26.4

Sector C · Hue 82° · Chroma 27 · 0.00% of the canvas

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M7EE9V

Midtone Dominant

HEX #B9AAA6
RGB rgb(185, 170, 166)
CMYK 0 / 8 / 10 / 27
HSL hsl(13, 12%, 69%)
Lab L 70.8 a 4.5 b 4.1

Sector B · Hue 42° · Chroma 6 · 0.02% of the canvas

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M76D4T

Midtone further accent

HEX #BFAD95
RGB rgb(191, 173, 149)
CMYK 0 / 9 / 22 / 25
HSL hsl(34, 25%, 67%)
Lab L 71.7 a 2.6 b 14.9

Sector C · Hue 80° · Chroma 15 · 0.02% of the canvas

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QRHQHS

Light further accent

HEX #C9C0BF
RGB rgb(201, 192, 191)
CMYK 0 / 4 / 5 / 21
HSL hsl(6, 8%, 77%)
Lab L 78.2 a 3.1 b 1.4

Sector A · Hue 25° · Chroma 3 · 0.01% of the canvas

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QRY6JR

Light Accent

HEX #D2C2A1
RGB rgb(210, 194, 161)
CMYK 0 / 8 / 23 / 18
HSL hsl(40, 35%, 73%)
Lab L 79.1 a 0.4 b 18.4

Sector C · Hue 89° · Chroma 18 · 0.01% of the canvas

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QR8F13

Light Dominant

HEX #DDD5C5
RGB rgb(221, 213, 197)
CMYK 0 / 4 / 11 / 13
HSL hsl(40, 26%, 82%)
Lab L 85.5 a 0.0 b 9.2

Sector C · Hue 90° · Chroma 9 · 0.03% of the canvas

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Extraction points

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

BRW2V6 · Shadow BM3R9A · Shadow BZ46ZW · Shadow BZV31E · Shadow KZ0VWH · Half-shadow MFK6Y7 · Half-shadow M0MM4S · Half-shadow KZ8RFW · Half-shadow M0DX11 · Half-shadow KGRR3V · Midtone M8SC59 · Midtone M7EE9V · Midtone M76D4T · Midtone QRHQHS · Light QRY6JR · Light QR8F13 · 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.