19th-century Dutch painting · art-to-room palette

Gathering Wood Color Palette & Paint Colors

Six colors measured from Gathering Wood by Anton Mauve, 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 Green on most walls, use Warm Olive for the bed, sofa or curtains, and keep Soft Green to one bold piece. Deep Olive suits floors, wood and frames, and Deep Green works best in a single textile.

Artist: Anton Mauve
Movement: 19th-century Dutch painting
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image license: Public domain (CC0)
Wall color LRV: 74

Gathering Wood by Anton Mauve — Anton Mauve, *Gathering Wood*. 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.

Light Green

#D0D2B8 · 25.6% · LRV 63

Pale Green

#DBE2D3 · 23% · LRV 74

Deep Green

#3F4427 · 17% · LRV 5

Deep Olive

#605434 · 14% · LRV 9

Soft Green

#626836 · 11.7% · LRV 13

Warm Olive

#958151 · 8.6% · LRV 23

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.

Gathering Wood reduced to its palette colors — The same scene in 6 flat colors.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
Light Green `#D0D2B8`	Behr N330-3 Unmarked Trail Very close Valspar 6005-3A Olive White Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 29 Acanthus Very close Farrow & Ball No. 206 Green Ground Close	63	Small accents, art, accessories
Pale Green `#DBE2D3`	Valspar 5008-3A Pale Oak Grove Near-identical Behr N350-1 Hazy Trail Near-identical Sherwin-Williams SW 6441 White Mint Very close Farrow & Ball No. 204 Pale Powder Close	74	Main walls
Deep Green `#3F4427`	Behr 750D-7 Hampton Close Sherwin-Williams SW 6181 Secret Garden Similar Valspar 6011-5 Aged Pine Similar	5	One small textile
Deep Olive `#605434`	Behr 700D-7 South Kingston Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 7735 Palm Leaf Very close Valspar 6010-4 Amazon Silt Similar Farrow & Ball No. 290 Salon Drab Similar	9	Wood and frames
Soft Green `#626836`	Behr 390F-7 Wilderness Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 6426 Basque Green Close Farrow & Ball No. 298 Bancha Close Valspar 6005-4C Summer's End Similar	13	One bold piece
Warm Olive `#958151`	Behr PPU9-02 Lucky Bamboo Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 6410 Brassy Close Valspar 3008-7A Grecian Olive Close Farrow & Ball No. 40 Mouse's Back Similar	23	Bed, sofa, curtains

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 green 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#C5CCC8

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

South-facing room#E3E3CF

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)#BEB396

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 Olive and the rug border takes Deep Green in every combination.

Mood board

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

Pale Green

Warm Olive

Soft Green

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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Guides that use colors from this painting

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FAQ

What colors are in Gathering Wood?

Measured from the image, the painting's six main colors are Light Green (#D0D2B8, 25.6% of the canvas), Pale Green (#DBE2D3, 23% of the canvas), Deep Green (#3F4427, 17% of the canvas), Deep Olive (#605434, 14% of the canvas), Soft Green (#626836, 11.7% of the canvas), Warm Olive (#958151, 8.6% of the canvas).

Does this palette work in a small room?

Yes. The wall color reflects about 74% of the light that hits it (LRV 74), 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.