North-facing room
#C5BC97Cool, even daylight pulls colors toward grey. Warm wall tones keep a north-facing room from feeling cold.
19th-century French painting · art-to-room palette
Yellow Dancers (In the Wings) Color Palette & Paint Colors
Six colors measured from Yellow Dancers (In the Wings) by Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas, 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 Light Yellow on most walls, use Deep Yellow for the bed, sofa or curtains, and keep Warm Yellow to one bold piece. Warm Linen suits floors, wood and frames, and Soft Green works best in a single textile.
- Date
- 1874–76
- Movement
- 19th-century French painting
- Collection
- The Art Institute of Chicago
- Image license
- Public domain (CC0)
- Wall color LRV
- 58
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.
Warm Yellow
Warm Linen
Shadow Grey
Light Yellow
Deep Yellow
Soft Green
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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
Warm Yellow#A79E77 |
|
34 | One bold piece |
Warm Linen#80725C |
|
17 | Wood and frames |
Shadow Grey#433C35 |
|
5 | Small accents, art, accessories |
Light Yellow#DBC888 |
|
58 | Main walls |
Deep Yellow#E7B282 |
|
50 | Bed, sofa, curtains |
Soft Green#658067 |
|
19 | One small textile |
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 light 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.
South-facing room
#E3CF94Strong warm sun pushes light colors toward cream by midday. If it reads too yellow, step down to a cooler version.
Evening, warm lamps (2700K)
#BEA46CUnder 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.
Wood takes Warm Linen and the rug border takes Soft Green in every combination.
Mood board
Details from the painting next to the colors and materials that carry them into a room.
Light Yellow
Deep Yellow
Warm Yellow
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 Yellow Dancers (In the Wings)?
Measured from the image, the painting's six main colors are Warm Yellow (#A79E77, 33.3% of the canvas), Warm Linen (#80725C, 26.2% of the canvas), Shadow Grey (#433C35, 21.1% of the canvas), Light Yellow (#DBC888, 10.3% of the canvas), Deep Yellow (#E7B282, 5.6% of the canvas), Soft Green (#658067, 3.5% of the canvas).
Does this palette work in a small room?
Use it with care. The lightest wall color in this painting has an LRV of about 58, so in a small room pair it with plenty of daylight or a lighter white on the ceiling.
Can I use this image on my own mood board?
The Art Institute of Chicago releases this image as public domain (cc0), so it can be reused freely.
Image: The Art Institute of Chicago, 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.