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A work made of ink and color on paper.

Layla Visiting Majnun in the Desert, page from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami

Islamic · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century

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Palette

Sand
 53% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.0:1
Khaki
 15% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.9:1
Taupe
 14% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.7:1
Oyster
 8% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.0:1
Warm grey
 7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1
Caramel
 4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.7:1

Colours measured by this site from the museum image (k-means in CIELAB). Names are the nearest in our own list and describe how the colour looks, not the pigment. Text on each chip uses whichever of black or white contrasts more (WCAG ratio shown). How

Details

Artist
Islamic
Date
Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), 16th century
Type
Painting
Medium
Ink and color on paper
Size
13.8 × 6.5 cm (5 1/2 × 2 9/16 in.)
Place
Iran
Period
16th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 62, colourfulness 24

Art Institute of Chicago, Ann McNear Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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