In The Large Bathers Cézanne has used light and dark blues, mixed with gold and bright white colors to create a sunny yet cloudy sky that appears to reach down to the small village. The trunks of the trees have been fashioned with golden honey and oak brown tones.
Each bather's skin color is complimented with a mane of chestnut brown hair and areas that have not been worked on, which signify where the light bounces off of their skin, are bright white. There are also shades of midnight blue and gray that are cleverly mixed into the skin. These shades help to give the skin depth and create contours, for example around the breasts. Additionally darker nut browns are used to shade the hips and backs, creating womanly forms.