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Vesuvius in Eruption · J. M. W. Turner, 1817 · Yale Center for British Art. Reproduction from Wikimedia Commons, public domain.

Plate VEE

Vesuvius in Eruption

J. M. W. Turner, 1817

Artist
J. M. W. Turner
Year
1817
Volume
turner
Method
edera
Plate
VEE

Palette

CFYR0N

Shadow Dominant

HEX #46474A
RGB rgb(70, 71, 74)
CMYK 5 / 4 / 0 / 71
HSL hsl(225, 3%, 28%)
Lab L 30.0 a 0.2 b -2.0

Sector J · Hue 277° · Chroma 2 · 0.03% of the canvas

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BRE5E1

Shadow Accent

HEX #51494A
RGB rgb(81, 73, 74)
CMYK 0 / 10 / 9 / 68
HSL hsl(352, 5%, 30%)
Lab L 31.9 a 3.7 b 0.7

Sector A · Hue 10° · Chroma 4 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BRBMAF

Shadow further accent

HEX #685149
RGB rgb(104, 81, 73)
CMYK 0 / 22 / 30 / 59
HSL hsl(15, 18%, 35%)
Lab L 36.4 a 8.4 b 8.4

Sector B · Hue 45° · Chroma 12 · 0.02% of the canvas

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BR9YCF

Shadow further accent

HEX #60554F
RGB rgb(96, 85, 79)
CMYK 0 / 11 / 18 / 62
HSL hsl(21, 10%, 34%)
Lab L 36.9 a 3.2 b 4.8

Sector B · Hue 56° · Chroma 6 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BYQ9Q9

Half-shadow Dominant

HEX #80584C
RGB rgb(128, 88, 76)
CMYK 0 / 31 / 41 / 50
HSL hsl(14, 25%, 40%)
Lab L 41.2 a 14.8 b 13.7

Sector B · Hue 43° · Chroma 20 · 0.01% of the canvas

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64D6D3

Half-shadow Accent

HEX #646256
RGB rgb(100, 98, 86)
CMYK 0 / 2 / 14 / 61
HSL hsl(51, 8%, 36%)
Lab L 41.6 a -1.7 b 7.0

Sector D · Hue 104° · Chroma 7 · 0.01% of the canvas

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2VGM7V

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #546768
RGB rgb(84, 103, 104)
CMYK 19 / 1 / 0 / 59
HSL hsl(183, 11%, 37%)
Lab L 42.1 a -6.9 b -2.9

Sector G · Hue 203° · Chroma 8 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BZ88QJ

Half-shadow further accent

HEX #7A614F
RGB rgb(122, 97, 79)
CMYK 0 / 20 / 35 / 52
HSL hsl(25, 21%, 39%)
Lab L 43.2 a 7.4 b 14.0

Sector C · Hue 62° · Chroma 16 · 0.01% of the canvas

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BYX6BS

Midtone further accent

HEX #996657
RGB rgb(153, 102, 87)
CMYK 0 / 33 / 43 / 40
HSL hsl(14, 27%, 47%)
Lab L 48.2 a 18.7 b 17.1

Sector B · Hue 42° · Chroma 25 · 0.01% of the canvas

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M0YRJ4

Midtone Accent

HEX #827A6A
RGB rgb(130, 122, 106)
CMYK 0 / 6 / 18 / 49
HSL hsl(40, 10%, 46%)
Lab L 51.4 a 0.4 b 10.0

Sector C · Hue 88° · Chroma 10 · 0.01% of the canvas

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MD55XT

Midtone further accent

HEX #B06852
RGB rgb(176, 104, 82)
CMYK 0 / 41 / 53 / 31
HSL hsl(14, 37%, 51%)
Lab L 51.4 a 26.5 b 24.7

Sector B · Hue 43° · Chroma 36 · 0.01% of the canvas

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MEWKXE

Midtone Dominant

HEX #9C7257
RGB rgb(156, 114, 87)
CMYK 0 / 27 / 44 / 39
HSL hsl(23, 28%, 48%)
Lab L 51.6 a 12.9 b 21.4

Sector B · Hue 59° · Chroma 25 · 0.02% of the canvas

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M0NNNB

Light further accent

HEX #AF8F72
RGB rgb(175, 143, 114)
CMYK 0 / 18 / 35 / 31
HSL hsl(29, 28%, 57%)
Lab L 61.5 a 7.8 b 19.9

Sector C · Hue 69° · Chroma 21 · 0.01% of the canvas

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MCYQ0A

Light signature

HEX #CB8462
RGB rgb(203, 132, 98)
CMYK 0 / 35 / 52 / 20
HSL hsl(19, 50%, 59%)
Lab L 61.8 a 23.7 b 29.4

Sector B · Hue 51° · Chroma 38 · 0.01% of the canvas

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M90MTP

Light Accent

HEX #D6A686
RGB rgb(214, 166, 134)
CMYK 0 / 22 / 37 / 16
HSL hsl(24, 49%, 68%)
Lab L 71.8 a 13.5 b 23.4

Sector C · Hue 60° · Chroma 27 · 0.02% of the canvas

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QR24NY

Light Dominant

HEX #E4C6A7
RGB rgb(228, 198, 167)
CMYK 0 / 13 / 27 / 11
HSL hsl(30, 53%, 77%)
Lab L 81.6 a 5.9 b 19.5

Sector C · Hue 73° · Chroma 20 · 0.02% of the canvas

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Extraction points

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

CFYR0N · Shadow BRE5E1 · Shadow BRBMAF · Shadow BR9YCF · Shadow BYQ9Q9 · Half-shadow 64D6D3 · Half-shadow 2VGM7V · Half-shadow BZ88QJ · Half-shadow BYX6BS · Midtone M0YRJ4 · Midtone MD55XT · Midtone MEWKXE · Midtone M0NNNB · Light MCYQ0A · Light M90MTP · Light QR24NY · 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.