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Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway · J. M. W. Turner, 1843 · National Gallery. Reproduction from Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Plate RSD

Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway

J. M. W. Turner, 1843

Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Year
1843
Volume
turner
Method
edera
Plate
RSD

Palette

CHTWWV

Shadow Accent

HEX #302631
RGB rgb(48, 38, 49)
CMYK 2 / 22 / 0 / 81
HSL hsl(295, 13%, 17%)
Lab L 16.9 a 7.1 b -5.7

Sector K · Hue 321° · Chroma 9 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BPWMB8

Shadow signature

HEX #59351D
RGB rgb(89, 53, 29)
CMYK 0 / 40 / 67 / 65
HSL hsl(24, 51%, 23%)
Lab L 25.9 a 13.5 b 21.5

Sector B · Hue 58° · Chroma 25 · 0.00% of the canvas

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BRGVBJ

Shadow further accent

HEX #47423B
RGB rgb(71, 66, 59)
CMYK 0 / 7 / 17 / 72
HSL hsl(35, 9%, 25%)
Lab L 28.1 a 0.8 b 5.3

Sector C · Hue 82° · Chroma 5 · 0.01% of the canvas

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65JQZ5

Shadow Dominant

HEX #65604B
RGB rgb(101, 96, 75)
CMYK 0 / 5 / 26 / 60
HSL hsl(48, 15%, 35%)
Lab L 40.8 a -1.9 b 12.5

Sector D · Hue 99° · Chroma 13 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BZRPGE

Shadow further accent

HEX #786C68
RGB rgb(120, 108, 104)
CMYK 0 / 10 / 13 / 53
HSL hsl(15, 7%, 44%)
Lab L 46.4 a 3.8 b 4.0

Sector B · Hue 47° · Chroma 6 · 0.01% of the canvas

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MFF2AR

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #9D895A
RGB rgb(157, 137, 90)
CMYK 0 / 13 / 43 / 38
HSL hsl(42, 27%, 48%)
Lab L 58.0 a 0.9 b 28.0

Sector C · Hue 88° · Chroma 28 · 0.01% of the canvas

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STD5CQ

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #968C74
RGB rgb(150, 140, 116)
CMYK 0 / 7 / 23 / 41
HSL hsl(42, 14%, 52%)
Lab L 58.4 a -0.2 b 14.1

Sector D · Hue 91° · Chroma 14 · 0.01% of the canvas

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M0FD54

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #968D86
RGB rgb(150, 141, 134)
CMYK 0 / 6 / 11 / 41
HSL hsl(26, 7%, 56%)
Lab L 59.1 a 2.2 b 5.0

Sector C · Hue 67° · Chroma 6 · 0.02% of the canvas

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KZDWS2

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #8393AF
RGB rgb(131, 147, 175)
CMYK 25 / 16 / 0 / 31
HSL hsl(218, 22%, 60%)
Lab L 60.5 a 0.7 b -16.3

Sector J · Hue 273° · Chroma 16 · 0.01% of the canvas

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KZ2PP1

Half-shadow Dominant

HEX #94969E
RGB rgb(148, 150, 158)
CMYK 6 / 5 / 0 / 38
HSL hsl(228, 5%, 60%)
Lab L 62.3 a 0.8 b -4.4

Sector J · Hue 280° · Chroma 4 · 0.02% of the canvas

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M777EY

Midtone further accent

HEX #C2AB99
RGB rgb(194, 171, 153)
CMYK 0 / 12 / 21 / 24
HSL hsl(26, 25%, 68%)
Lab L 71.5 a 5.4 b 12.4

Sector C · Hue 67° · Chroma 14 · 0.00% of the canvas

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M7DS4K

Midtone Dominant

HEX #B9B3B4
RGB rgb(185, 179, 180)
CMYK 0 / 3 / 3 / 27
HSL hsl(350, 4%, 71%)
Lab L 73.4 a 2.4 b 0.3

Sector A · Hue 7° · Chroma 2 · 0.03% of the canvas

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KQPMZK

Midtone Accent

HEX #A2B8E2
RGB rgb(162, 184, 226)
CMYK 28 / 19 / 0 / 11
HSL hsl(219, 52%, 76%)
Lab L 74.4 a 2.1 b -23.5

Sector J · Hue 275° · Chroma 24 · 0.00% of the canvas

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QRGZSD

Light further accent

HEX #CCC7BD
RGB rgb(204, 199, 189)
CMYK 0 / 2 / 7 / 20
HSL hsl(40, 13%, 77%)
Lab L 80.5 a 0.0 b 5.5

Sector C · Hue 90° · Chroma 6 · 0.02% of the canvas

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R2T53T

Light Accent

HEX #D8CCB0
RGB rgb(216, 204, 176)
CMYK 0 / 6 / 19 / 15
HSL hsl(42, 34%, 77%)
Lab L 82.3 a -0.5 b 15.3

Sector D · Hue 92° · Chroma 15 · 0.00% of the canvas

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KE0E8X

Light Dominant

HEX #D9D9E3
RGB rgb(217, 217, 227)
CMYK 4 / 4 / 0 / 11
HSL hsl(240, 15%, 87%)
Lab L 86.8 a 1.8 b -4.9

Sector J · Hue 291° · Chroma 5 · 0.02% of the canvas

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Extraction points

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

CHTWWV · Shadow BPWMB8 · Shadow BRGVBJ · Shadow 65JQZ5 · Shadow BZRPGE · Shadow MFF2AR · Half-shadow STD5CQ · Half-shadow M0FD54 · Half-shadow KZDWS2 · Half-shadow KZ2PP1 · Half-shadow M777EY · Midtone M7DS4K · Midtone KQPMZK · Midtone QRGZSD · Light R2T53T · Light KE0E8X · 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.