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

Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers' Lunch) Color Palette & Paint Colors

Pale sea green, deep teal and soft leaf greens with a touch of gold and terracotta. The palette suits a bright kitchen, porch or sunroom.

Quick answer

Paint the walls #B3CAC1, use the green #7EA088 on the main furniture and the teal #406977 as an accent. Add the terracotta #C48965 in small touches.

Artist: Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Date: 1875
Movement: 19th-century French painting
Collection: The Art Institute of Chicago
Image license: Public domain (CC0)
Wall color LRV: 56

Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers' Lunch) by Pierre-Auguste Renoir — Pierre-Auguste Renoir, *Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers' Lunch)*, 1875. The Art Institute of Chicago, 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.

Pale celadon

#B3CAC1 · 33.6% · LRV 56

Deep teal

#406977 · 26.9% · LRV 13

Garden green

#7EA088 · 26.7% · LRV 31

Fern green

#769364 · 7.1% · LRV 26

Wheat gold

#C0A871 · 4.4% · LRV 40

Terracotta peach

#C48965 · 1.3% · LRV 31

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.

Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers' Lunch) reduced to its palette colors — The same scene in 6 flat colors.

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

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

Detail of the painting where Garden green is strongest — Garden green

Detail of the painting where Fern green is strongest — Fern green

Detail of the painting where Wheat gold is strongest — Wheat gold

Detail of the painting where Terracotta peach is strongest — Terracotta peach

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
Pale celadon `#B3CAC1`	Behr N380-3 Weathered Moss Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 6470 Waterscape Close Valspar 5002-3B Sparkling Lake Close Farrow & Ball No. 236 Teresa's Green Close	56	Main walls
Deep teal `#406977`	Behr 540F-6 Distance Near-identical Valspar 5002-8C Night Scape Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 7607 Santorini Blue Close Farrow & Ball No. 289 Inchyra Blue Similar	13	One bold piece
Garden green `#7EA088`	Sherwin-Williams SW 9041 Parisian Patina Close Behr MQ6-11 Mossy Bench Close Valspar 5006-6A Blue Grass Mood Close Farrow & Ball No. 81 Breakfast Room Green Similar	31	Bed, sofa, curtains
Fern green `#769364`	Sherwin-Williams SW 9040 Reseda Green Very close Behr 400F-6 Grasshopper Wing Very close Valspar 5007-6B Plaza Green Close Farrow & Ball No. 34 Calke Green Similar	26	Small accents, art, accessories
Wheat gold `#C0A871`	Sherwin-Williams SW 9028 Dusted Olive Very close Behr HDC-AC-16 Cumin Very close Valspar 3007-7C Golden Popover Very close Farrow & Ball No. 51 Sudbury Yellow Similar	40	Small accents, art, accessories
Terracotta peach `#C48965`	Valspar 2005-5B Copper Hide Very close Behr MQ4-37 Ferrous Very close Sherwin-Williams SW 6354 Armagnac Close Farrow & Ball No. 64 Red Earth Similar	31	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 pale celadon 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#ABBEBC

North light cools the pale green #B3CAC1 (LRV 56), so it may feel more gray and calm.

South-facing room#C4D0C1

South light brightens #B3CAC1 and makes the greens feel fresh without losing their softness.

Evening, warm lamps (2700K)#A7A58B

Under warm bulbs the greens turn slightly yellow, and the terracotta and gold look richer.

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 a warm mid-brown and the rug border takes Terracotta peach in every combination.

Mood board

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

Pale celadon

Garden green

Deep teal

Linen

Oiled oak

Lime plaster

Aged brass

Palette card for Lunch at the Restaurant Fournaise (The Rowers' Lunch)

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

North West Facing Living Room Colors for Cool Mornings and Warm Evenings West-facing · Living room

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FAQ

Will the teal feel too dark?

The teal #406977 has an LRV of 13 and covers 27% of the painting, so use it on one wall, a door or a large piece of furniture.

Do the greens match?

They have a green undertone in a range from LRV 26 to 56, so they read as shades of one color.

What warm color goes with them?

The painting pairs them with the terracotta #C48965 and the gold #C0A871 in small amounts.

Image: The Art Institute of Chicago, 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.