18th-century French painting · art-to-room palette

The Silver Tureen Color Palette & Paint Colors

Six colors measured from The Silver Tureen by Jean Siméon Chardin, with their share of the canvas, light reflectance, a room scheme and how the wall color shifts in north, south and evening light.

Quick answer

Put Pale Yellow on most walls, use Warm Yellow for the bed, sofa or curtains, and keep Ink Umber to one bold piece. Deep Umber suits floors, wood and frames, and Deep Red works best in a single textile.

Artist: Jean Siméon Chardin
Date: ca. 1728–30
Movement: 18th-century French painting
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image license: Public domain (CC0)
Wall color LRV: 84

The Silver Tureen by Jean Siméon Chardin — Jean Siméon Chardin, *The Silver Tureen*, ca. 1728–30. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, open access. The bar shows each color's measured share of the canvas.

The 6 colors in this painting

Measured from the image and ordered by how much of the canvas they cover. LRV is how much light a color reflects, from 0 for black to 100 for white.

Soft Black

#1D1913 · 51.3% · LRV 1

Ink Umber

#342B20 · 28.6% · LRV 3

Deep Umber

#564332 · 13.2% · LRV 6

Warm Yellow

#C1926B · 4.2% · LRV 33

Deep Red

#74392F · 1.9% · LRV 7

Pale Yellow

#FFEABA · 0.9% · LRV 84

Where each color lives in the painting

Left, every pixel of the canvas snapped to its nearest palette color. Right, the detail where each color is strongest.

The Silver Tureen reduced to its palette colors — The same scene in 6 flat colors.

Detail of the painting where Soft Black is strongest — Soft Black

Detail of the painting where Ink Umber is strongest — Ink Umber

Detail of the painting where Deep Umber is strongest — Deep Umber

Detail of the painting where Warm Yellow is strongest — Warm Yellow

Detail of the painting where Deep Red is strongest — Deep Red

Detail of the painting where Pale Yellow is strongest — Pale Yellow

Closest paint colors

The nearest color from each brand. “Near-identical” and “Very close” are hard to tell apart on a wall; with “Similar”, compare a sample with the painting. Brands with nothing close are left out.

Painting color	Closest paints	LRV	Use it for
Soft Black `#1D1913`	Sherwin-Williams SW 6258 Tricorn Black Similar Behr 790B-7 Bitter Chocolate Similar	1	Small accents, art, accessories
Ink Umber `#342B20`	Behr 790B-7 Bitter Chocolate Similar Sherwin-Williams SW 6006 Black Bean Similar Farrow & Ball No. 256 Pitch Black Similar	3	One bold piece
Deep Umber `#564332`	Sherwin-Williams SW 7041 Van Dyke Brown Very close Behr 280F-7 Breakfast Blend Very close Valspar 2011-10 Cabin Plank Similar Farrow & Ball No. 36 Mahogany Similar	6	Wood and frames
Warm Yellow `#C1926B`	Behr HDC-CL-15 Burnished Caramel Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 9 Eastlake Gold Very close Valspar 3003-7C Corner Café Close Farrow & Ball No. 66 India Yellow Similar	33	Bed, sofa, curtains
Deep Red `#74392F`	Sherwin-Williams SW 7593 Rustic Red Very close Behr S180-7 True Copper Close Valspar 1011-4 Posh Red Close Farrow & Ball No. 297 Preference Red Similar	7	One small textile
Pale Yellow `#FFEABA`	Behr 350C-2 Banana Cream Near-identical Valspar 3004-2C Coconut Cream Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 9015 They call it Mellow Very close Farrow & Ball No. 67 Farrow's Cream Close	84	Main walls

Paint names belong to their brands. Matches are measured from screen colors and are approximate; Light & Pigment is not affiliated with any paint brand.

How pale yellow looks in your light

The wall color shifted for the light it will live in. Check the version closest to your room before buying a sample.

North-facing room#DCD2B7

Cool, even daylight pulls colors toward grey. Warm wall tones keep a north-facing room from feeling cold.

South-facing room#FFE9BB

Strong warm sun pushes light colors toward cream by midday. If it reads too yellow, step down to a cooler version.

Evening, warm lamps (2700K)#D2B788

Under warm 2700K bulbs colors turn honey-toned and dark colors read almost black. Matte finishes keep the look soft.

Try the palette in a room

Pick which painting color goes on the walls, the big furniture and the bold piece. Floors, shadows and light follow your choices.

Walls

Bed, sofa, island

Bold piece

Wood takes Deep Umber and the rug border takes Deep Red in every combination.

Mood board

Details from the painting next to the colors and materials that carry them into a room.

Pale Yellow

Warm Yellow

Ink Umber

Linen

Oiled oak

Lime plaster

Aged brass

Save this palette

A card with the painting, all 6 colors and a room scheme. Pin it, or take it to the paint store.

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FAQ

What colors are in The Silver Tureen?

Measured from the image, the painting's six main colors are Soft Black (#1D1913, 51.3% of the canvas), Ink Umber (#342B20, 28.6% of the canvas), Deep Umber (#564332, 13.2% of the canvas), Warm Yellow (#C1926B, 4.2% of the canvas), Deep Red (#74392F, 1.9% of the canvas), Pale Yellow (#FFEABA, 0.9% of the canvas).

Does this palette work in a small room?

Yes. The wall color reflects about 84% of the light that hits it (LRV 84), so it keeps a small room bright. Keep the darkest colors to one piece of furniture or a textile.

Can I use this image on my own mood board?

The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image as public domain (cc0), so it can be reused freely.

Image: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public domain (CC0). Palette, posterized image, details and room views generated by Light & Pigment from that image. Colors look different on screen than on a wall, so always test a sample.