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

A Mosque Color Palette & Paint Colors

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

Artist: Alberto Pasini
Date: 1886
Movement: 19th-century Italian painting
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image license: Public domain (CC0)
Wall color LRV: 75

A Mosque by Alberto Pasini — Alberto Pasini, *A Mosque*, 1886. 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

#76A8B2 · 28.9% · LRV 35

Warm Yellow

#968867 · 27.7% · LRV 25

Deep Umber

#624F3E · 22.2% · LRV 9

Light Yellow

#D1C09F · 11.4% · LRV 54

Soft Green

#69796A · 5.3% · LRV 18

Pale Linen

#EBE0C6 · 4.6% · LRV 75

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.

A Mosque 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 Warm Yellow is strongest — Warm Yellow

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

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

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

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

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 `#76A8B2`	Valspar 5003-8A Sea Song Close Behr 560F-5 Bleached Denim Close Sherwin-Williams SW 6500 Open Seas Close Farrow & Ball No. 86 Stone Blue Similar	35	One small textile
Warm Yellow `#968867`	Sherwin-Williams SW 2815 Renwick Olive Near-identical Behr 700D-5 Toffee Crunch Very close Valspar 3007-9B Winter Delta Close Farrow & Ball No. 40 Mouse's Back Similar	25	Wood and frames
Deep Umber `#624F3E`	Sherwin-Williams SW 6104 Kaffee Very close Behr 250F-7 Melted Chocolate Very close Valspar 3011-8 Dark Earth Close Farrow & Ball No. 290 Salon Drab Similar	9	One bold piece
Light Yellow `#D1C09F`	Valspar 3005-10A Sandy Cove Near-identical Farrow & Ball No. 16 Cord Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 9120 Tumblin' Tumbleweed Very close Behr S280-3 Practical Tan Very close	54	Bed, sofa, curtains
Soft Green `#69796A`	Behr BXC-44 Pepper Mill Very close Farrow & Ball No. 47 Green Smoke Close Valspar 5008-4C April Arbor Close Sherwin-Williams SW 6194 Basil Close	18	Small accents, art, accessories
Pale Linen `#EBE0C6`	Valspar 3007-6C Crafted White Near-identical Behr N290-2 Authentic Tan Near-identical Sherwin-Williams SW 6392 Vital Yellow Near-identical Farrow & Ball No. 1 Lime White Very close	75	Main walls

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 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#CFCBBF

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

South-facing room#EFE1C4

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)#C7B18F

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 Yellow and the rug border takes Soft Blue in every combination.

Mood board

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

Pale Linen

Light Yellow

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 A Mosque?

Measured from the image, the painting's six main colors are Soft Blue (#76A8B2, 28.9% of the canvas), Warm Yellow (#968867, 27.7% of the canvas), Deep Umber (#624F3E, 22.2% of the canvas), Light Yellow (#D1C09F, 11.4% of the canvas), Soft Green (#69796A, 5.3% of the canvas), Pale Linen (#EBE0C6, 4.6% of the canvas).

Does this palette work in a small room?

Yes. The wall color reflects about 75% of the light that hits it (LRV 75), 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.