A Pair of Carp

Unknown artist · Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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Palette

Putty
33% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.9:1

Fawn
32% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.1:1

Stone
18% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.5:1

Taupe
11% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1

Smoke
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.0:1

Iron
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.8:1

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: Unknown artist
Date: Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Type: Painting
Medium: Ink and colors on paper
Size: 106.3 × 41.9 cm (41 7/8 × 16 1/2 in.)
Place: Korea
Period: 14th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 65, colourfulness 15

Art Institute of Chicago, Purchased with funds provided by the Asian Art Council. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-27); image released under CC0. Licence rules

A Pair of Carp

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