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Plate VDM

Selling melons

Joaquin Sorolla, 1890

Artist
Joaquin Sorolla
Year
1890
Original title
Vendiendo melones
Volume
sorolla
Method
edera
Plate
VDM

The work

Selling melons · Joaquin Sorolla, 1890. Reproduction from Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Palette

7XFRT

Shadow Dominant

HEX #332F1A
RGB rgb(51, 47, 26)
CMYK 0 / 8 / 49 / 80
HSL hsl(50, 32%, 15%)
Lab L 19.3 a -1.8 b 14.4

Sector D · Hue 97° · Chroma 15 · 2.63% of the canvas

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873Z6

Shadow further accent

HEX #4B311F
RGB rgb(75, 49, 31)
CMYK 0 / 35 / 59 / 71
HSL hsl(25, 42%, 21%)
Lab L 23.0 a 9.1 b 16.0

Sector C · Hue 60° · Chroma 18 · 1.94% of the canvas

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6CN8D

Shadow further accent

HEX #59502E
RGB rgb(89, 80, 46)
CMYK 0 / 10 / 48 / 65
HSL hsl(47, 32%, 26%)
Lab L 34.2 a -1.7 b 21.7

Sector D · Hue 94° · Chroma 22 · 1.26% of the canvas

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6CXG2

Shadow Accent

HEX #40582E
RGB rgb(64, 88, 46)
CMYK 27 / 0 / 48 / 65
HSL hsl(94, 31%, 26%)
Lab L 34.5 a -17.9 b 21.5

Sector E · Hue 130° · Chroma 28 · 1.05% of the canvas

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AZFH3

Half-shadow signature

HEX #BA391E
RGB rgb(186, 57, 30)
CMYK 0 / 69 / 84 / 27
HSL hsl(10, 72%, 42%)
Lab L 43.5 a 50.6 b 44.3

Sector B · Hue 41° · Chroma 67 · 0.38% of the canvas

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6AN3A

Half-shadow Dominant

HEX #7C7347
RGB rgb(124, 115, 71)
CMYK 0 / 7 / 43 / 51
HSL hsl(50, 27%, 38%)
Lab L 48.1 a -3.3 b 25.4

Sector D · Hue 97° · Chroma 26 · 1.95% of the canvas

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BG297

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #966F41
RGB rgb(150, 111, 65)
CMYK 0 / 26 / 57 / 41
HSL hsl(32, 40%, 42%)
Lab L 49.8 a 9.9 b 31.2

Sector C · Hue 72° · Chroma 33 · 1.37% of the canvas

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652HR

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #627E5A
RGB rgb(98, 126, 90)
CMYK 22 / 0 / 29 / 51
HSL hsl(107, 17%, 42%)
Lab L 49.8 a -17.2 b 16.2

Sector E · Hue 137° · Chroma 24 · 1.12% of the canvas

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S7FCF

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #8F8537
RGB rgb(143, 133, 55)
CMYK 0 / 7 / 62 / 44
HSL hsl(53, 44%, 39%)
Lab L 54.9 a -6.6 b 42.5

Sector D · Hue 99° · Chroma 43 · 0.82% of the canvas

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MK1SC

Midtone signature

HEX #C68C1D
RGB rgb(198, 140, 29)
CMYK 0 / 29 / 85 / 22
HSL hsl(39, 74%, 45%)
Lab L 62.4 a 13.2 b 61.9

Sector C · Hue 78° · Chroma 63 · 0.12% of the canvas

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SK5MA

Midtone further accent

HEX #949F74
RGB rgb(148, 159, 116)
CMYK 7 / 0 / 27 / 38
HSL hsl(75, 18%, 54%)
Lab L 63.6 a -11.5 b 21.4

Sector D · Hue 118° · Chroma 24 · 0.73% of the canvas

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SW4TV

Midtone Accent

HEX #8FA59A
RGB rgb(143, 165, 154)
CMYK 13 / 0 / 7 / 35
HSL hsl(150, 11%, 60%)
Lab L 65.8 a -10.0 b 2.9

Sector F · Hue 164° · Chroma 10 · 0.71% of the canvas

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SK96W

Midtone Accent

HEX #B6A371
RGB rgb(182, 163, 113)
CMYK 0 / 10 / 38 / 29
HSL hsl(43, 32%, 58%)
Lab L 67.4 a -0.2 b 28.3

Sector D · Hue 91° · Chroma 28 · 1.93% of the canvas

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MQDBG

Light further accent

HEX #D1B166
RGB rgb(209, 177, 102)
CMYK 0 / 15 / 51 / 18
HSL hsl(42, 54%, 61%)
Lab L 73.5 a 1.9 b 42.7

Sector C · Hue 88° · Chroma 43 · 0.65% of the canvas

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QQ5MM

Light Accent

HEX #D0BB88
RGB rgb(208, 187, 136)
CMYK 0 / 10 / 35 / 18
HSL hsl(42, 43%, 67%)
Lab L 76.5 a 0.3 b 28.7

Sector C · Hue 89° · Chroma 29 · 0.56% of the canvas

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R2K4V

Light Dominant

HEX #CEC3A5
RGB rgb(206, 195, 165)
CMYK 0 / 5 / 20 / 19
HSL hsl(44, 29%, 73%)
Lab L 78.9 a -0.6 b 16.1

Sector D · Hue 92° · Chroma 16 · 3.08% of the canvas

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Extraction points

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

7XFRT · Shadow 873Z6 · Shadow 6CN8D · Shadow 6CXG2 · Shadow AZFH3 · Half-shadow 6AN3A · Half-shadow BG297 · Half-shadow 652HR · Half-shadow S7FCF · Half-shadow MK1SC · Midtone SK5MA · Midtone SW4TV · Midtone SK96W · Midtone MQDBG · Light QQ5MM · Light R2K4V · Light

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ATLAS OF COLOURS

Joaquin Sorolla

21 plates, 336 colours measured from the paintings. See the full palette of the volume.