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

Dog Guarding Dead Game Color Palette & Paint Colors

Oudry's "Dog Guarding Dead Game" is a dark, muted palette of browns and olives with a soft green-blue. It suits a study or a reading corner. The painting has no light tone, so the wall color #BDDED6 is a lightened version of the palest color.

Quick answer

Use #BDDED6 on the walls, #8E9C82 for main furniture and #71684F for wood. Use #6B5B4A as the accent.

Artist: Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Date: 1753
Movement: 18th-century French painting
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image license: Public domain (CC0)
Wall color LRV: 68

Dog Guarding Dead Game by Jean-Baptiste Oudry — Jean-Baptiste Oudry, *Dog Guarding Dead Game*, 1753. 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.

Charcoal Umber

#3E3B34 · 39.6% · LRV 4

Dark Taupe

#6B5B4A · 29.3% · LRV 11

Olive Brown

#71684F · 17.4% · LRV 14

Sage Green

#8E9C82 · 5.7% · LRV 31

Pale Aqua Green

#94BCB3 · 5.1% · LRV 46

Copper Tan

#C79A73 · 2.9% · LRV 37

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.

Dog Guarding Dead Game reduced to its palette colors — The same scene in 6 flat colors.

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

Detail of the painting where Dark Taupe is strongest — Dark Taupe

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

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

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

Detail of the painting where Copper Tan is strongest — Copper Tan

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
Charcoal Umber `#3E3B34`	Behr N210-7 Havana Coffee Near-identical Sherwin-Williams SW 6174 Andiron Very close Farrow & Ball No. 256 Pitch Black Close Valspar 6011-1 Fired Earth Similar	4	Small accents, art, accessories
Dark Taupe `#6B5B4A`	Behr PPU7-25 Clove Brown Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 7515 Homestead Brown Close Valspar 2006-9A Mudslide Close Farrow & Ball No. 290 Salon Drab Close	11	One bold piece
Olive Brown `#71684F`	Valspar 6009-4 Moss Mulch Very close Behr BXC-05 Mudslide Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 6173 Cocoon Close Farrow & Ball No. 290 Salon Drab Similar	14	Wood and frames
Sage Green `#8E9C82`	Valspar 5007-4A Leafy Rise Very close Behr N320-5 Gray Squirrel Very close Farrow & Ball No. 81 Breakfast Room Green Close Sherwin-Williams SW 2812 Rookwood Jade Close	31	Bed, sofa, curtains
Pale Aqua Green `#94BCB3`	Behr PPU12-07 Spring Stream Very close Valspar 5004-5C Valley Haze Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 6465 Spearmint Close Farrow & Ball No. 82 Dix Blue Similar	46	Main walls
Copper Tan `#C79A73`	Sherwin-Williams SW 9186 Caramelized Very close Valspar 3002-7C Pale Blush Very close Behr PPU4-16 Kenya Very close Farrow & Ball No. 66 India Yellow Similar	37	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.

This painting has no light tone, so the wall color above is a lightened version of its palest color (#BDDED6).

How the lightest tone 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#B2CAC9

In north light the aqua #94BCB3 turns cooler, and the lightened wall color #BDDED6 stays airy.

South-facing room#CCE0D1

In strong south light the palette warms, and #C79A73 looks clearer against the sage.

Evening, warm lamps (2700K)#ACB098

Under warm evening bulbs the aqua turns softer and grayer, and the dark colors look heavier.

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 Olive Brown and the rug border takes Copper Tan in every combination.

Mood board

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

Pale Aqua Green

Sage Green

Dark Taupe

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

Why is the wall color not in the painting?

The painting has no light tone, so the wall color is a lightened version of the palest color.

Which color is the wood?

The olive brown #71684F, with an LRV of 14.

Is this palette cool or warm?

Mixed. The darks are warm, and the walls and furniture lean green.

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.