The Mill Pond

George Inness · 1889

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Umber
61% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.1:1

Khaki
15% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.6:1

Rust
9% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.4:1

Moss
7% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.1:1

Dark ochre
5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.4:1

Slate
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1

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

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Artist: George Inness
Date: 1889
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 95.9 × 75.6 cm (37 3/4 × 29 3/4 in.)
Place: United States
Period: Impressionism · 19th century
Themes: Landscapes · Rivers and lakes
Main colour: Brown · lightness 34, colourfulness 28

Art Institute of Chicago, Edward B. Butler 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

The Mill Pond

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