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Painting Palettes

Room palettes measured from public-domain paintings: real colors, light reflectance, paint ideas and room schemes.

Étretat: The Beach and the Falaise d'Amont Claude Monet, 1885 Pasture in Normandy Constant Troyon, 1852 The Grand Canal, Venice, Looking South toward the Rialto Bridge Canaletto (Giovanni Antonio Canal), 1730s Mrs. William Astor (Caroline Webster Schermerhorn, 1831–1908) Carolus-Duran (Charles-Auguste-Emile Durant), 1890 Woman Standing Beside a Balustrade with a Poodle Paul Ranson, ca. 1895 Desdemona (The Song of the Willow) Théodore Chassériau, 1849 After the Ball Alfred Stevens, 1874 Saints John the Evangelist and Lawrence Defendente Ferrari Portrait of a Woman Bernhard Strigel, ca. 1510–15 Edward R. Bacon (1846–1915) Anders Zorn, 1897
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Light & Pigment

Paint color guides for real rooms and real light. Colors on screen differ from paint on a wall, so always test a sample.

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