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Ulysses deriding Polyphemus · J. M. W. Turner, 1829 · National Gallery. Reproduction from Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

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Ulysses deriding Polyphemus

J. M. W. Turner, 1829

Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Year
1829
Volume
turner
Method
edera
Plate
UDP

Palette

CG4KPV

Shadow Accent

HEX #312F39
RGB rgb(49, 47, 57)
CMYK 14 / 18 / 0 / 78
HSL hsl(252, 10%, 20%)
Lab L 20.1 a 3.4 b -6.4

Sector J · Hue 298° · Chroma 7 · 0.01% of the canvas

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878700

Shadow Dominant

HEX #422E26
RGB rgb(66, 46, 38)
CMYK 0 / 30 / 42 / 74
HSL hsl(17, 27%, 20%)
Lab L 21.1 a 7.7 b 8.8

Sector B · Hue 49° · Chroma 12 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BPWCZT

Shadow further accent

HEX #56361A
RGB rgb(86, 54, 26)
CMYK 0 / 37 / 70 / 66
HSL hsl(28, 54%, 22%)
Lab L 25.9 a 11.1 b 22.8

Sector C · Hue 64° · Chroma 25 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BS55DN

Shadow further accent

HEX #62342D
RGB rgb(98, 52, 45)
CMYK 0 / 47 / 54 / 62
HSL hsl(8, 37%, 28%)
Lab L 27.4 a 20.0 b 13.5

Sector B · Hue 34° · Chroma 24 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BR7B6P

Half-shadow Dominant

HEX #61503E
RGB rgb(97, 80, 62)
CMYK 0 / 18 / 36 / 62
HSL hsl(31, 22%, 31%)
Lab L 35.3 a 4.2 b 13.6

Sector C · Hue 73° · Chroma 14 · 0.04% of the canvas

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BHDVJG

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #824E33
RGB rgb(130, 78, 51)
CMYK 0 / 40 / 61 / 49
HSL hsl(21, 44%, 35%)
Lab L 38.5 a 18.9 b 24.9

Sector B · Hue 53° · Chroma 31 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BGA6FF

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #74561A
RGB rgb(116, 86, 26)
CMYK 0 / 26 / 78 / 55
HSL hsl(40, 63%, 28%)
Lab L 38.6 a 6.3 b 38.3

Sector C · Hue 81° · Chroma 39 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BZSWV7

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #766860
RGB rgb(118, 104, 96)
CMYK 0 / 12 / 19 / 54
HSL hsl(22, 10%, 42%)
Lab L 45.1 a 4.0 b 6.5

Sector B · Hue 58° · Chroma 8 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BHR9Q9

Half-shadow signature

HEX #98632C
RGB rgb(152, 99, 44)
CMYK 0 / 35 / 71 / 40
HSL hsl(31, 55%, 38%)
Lab L 46.8 a 16.3 b 39.0

Sector C · Hue 67° · Chroma 42 · 0.01% of the canvas

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M06DT8

Midtone Accent

HEX #8A7E74
RGB rgb(138, 126, 116)
CMYK 0 / 9 / 16 / 46
HSL hsl(27, 9%, 50%)
Lab L 53.4 a 3.0 b 7.3

Sector C · Hue 68° · Chroma 8 · 0.02% of the canvas

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MF4HA4

Midtone Accent

HEX #967C5D
RGB rgb(150, 124, 93)
CMYK 0 / 17 / 38 / 41
HSL hsl(33, 23%, 48%)
Lab L 53.6 a 5.4 b 20.5

Sector C · Hue 75° · Chroma 21 · 0.02% of the canvas

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MFRPG6

Midtone Accent

HEX #9A7D42
RGB rgb(154, 125, 66)
CMYK 0 / 19 / 57 / 40
HSL hsl(40, 40%, 43%)
Lab L 53.8 a 3.8 b 36.0

Sector C · Hue 84° · Chroma 36 · 0.01% of the canvas

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MGRFFC

Midtone signature

HEX #A87A2A
RGB rgb(168, 122, 42)
CMYK 0 / 27 / 75 / 34
HSL hsl(38, 60%, 41%)
Lab L 54.4 a 10.5 b 48.8

Sector C · Hue 78° · Chroma 50 · 0.00% of the canvas

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MFHVWK

Light further accent

HEX #AD905E
RGB rgb(173, 144, 94)
CMYK 0 / 17 / 46 / 32
HSL hsl(38, 33%, 52%)
Lab L 61.3 a 4.0 b 30.6

Sector C · Hue 83° · Chroma 31 · 0.01% of the canvas

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SWPKG7

Light Dominant

HEX #A7A48F
RGB rgb(167, 164, 143)
CMYK 0 / 2 / 14 / 35
HSL hsl(53, 12%, 61%)
Lab L 67.1 a -2.8 b 11.3

Sector D · Hue 104° · Chroma 12 · 0.03% of the canvas

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SJPKWP

Light Accent

HEX #BBAE7B
RGB rgb(187, 174, 123)
CMYK 0 / 7 / 34 / 27
HSL hsl(48, 32%, 61%)
Lab L 71.0 a -2.8 b 27.9

Sector D · Hue 96° · Chroma 28 · 0.02% of the canvas

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Extraction points

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

CG4KPV · Shadow 878700 · Shadow BPWCZT · Shadow BS55DN · Shadow BR7B6P · Half-shadow BHDVJG · Half-shadow BGA6FF · Half-shadow BZSWV7 · Half-shadow BHR9Q9 · Half-shadow M06DT8 · Midtone MF4HA4 · Midtone MFRPG6 · Midtone MGRFFC · Midtone MFHVWK · Light SWPKG7 · Light SJPKWP · 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.