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

Fantastic Landscape Color Palette & Paint Colors

Six colors measured from Fantastic Landscape by Francesco Guardi, 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 Linen on most walls, use Soft Blue for the bed, sofa or curtains, and keep Deep Umber to one bold piece. Warm Olive suits floors, wood and frames, and Warm Yellow works best in a single textile.

Artist: Francesco Guardi
Date: ca. 1765
Movement: 18th-century Italian painting
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image license: Public domain (CC0)
Wall color LRV: 60

Fantastic Landscape by Francesco Guardi — Francesco Guardi, *Fantastic Landscape*, ca. 1765. 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 Blue

#81AAB3 · 47.8% · LRV 37

Deep Umber

#5F5137 · 21.5% · LRV 9

Light Linen

#D0CCB1 · 13.4% · LRV 60

Soft Black

#000000 · 10% · LRV 0

Warm Olive

#816F48 · 5.4% · LRV 17

Warm Yellow

#AB9962 · 1.8% · LRV 32

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.

Fantastic Landscape reduced to its palette colors — The same scene in 6 flat colors.

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

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

Detail of the painting where Light Linen is strongest — Light Linen

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

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

Detail of the painting where Warm Yellow is strongest — Warm 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 Blue `#81AAB3`	Behr N490-4 Teton Blue Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 9057 Aquitaine Very close Valspar 5001-5C Lucy Blue Close Farrow & Ball No. 86 Stone Blue Similar	37	Bed, sofa, curtains
Deep Umber `#5F5137`	Behr 700D-7 South Kingston Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 9125 Oliva Oscuro Very close Valspar 6009-3 Montana Moss Similar Farrow & Ball No. 290 Salon Drab Similar	9	One bold piece
Light Linen `#D0CCB1`	Behr PPU9-18 Cilantro Cream Near-identical Valspar 6004-3B Willow Wind Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 29 Acanthus Very close Farrow & Ball No. 32 Cooking Apple Green Close	60	Main walls
Soft Black `#000000`	Sherwin-Williams SW 6258 Tricorn Black Nearest available	0	Small accents, art, accessories
Warm Olive `#816F48`	Behr 290F-6 Warm Earth Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 6412 Eminent Bronze Close Valspar 6008-4C Valencia Moss Close Farrow & Ball No. 290 Salon Drab Similar	17	Wood and frames
Warm Yellow `#AB9962`	Behr BNC-15 Tapestry Gold Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 6409 Edgy Gold Close Valspar 3008-7B Swampwater Close Farrow & Ball No. 66 India Yellow Similar	32	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 linen 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#BEBEB2

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

South-facing room#DAD2B4

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)#B7A683

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 Warm Olive and the rug border takes Warm Yellow in every combination.

Mood board

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

Light Linen

Soft Blue

Deep 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 Fantastic Landscape?

Measured from the image, the painting's six main colors are Soft Blue (#81AAB3, 47.8% of the canvas), Deep Umber (#5F5137, 21.5% of the canvas), Light Linen (#D0CCB1, 13.4% of the canvas), Soft Black (#000000, 10% of the canvas), Warm Olive (#816F48, 5.4% of the canvas), Warm Yellow (#AB9962, 1.8% 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 60, 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 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.