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The Diligence

Nicolas Toussaint Charlet · c. 1820–23

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Palette

Dark chocolate
 36% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.5:1
Graphite
 35% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.2:1
Slate
 17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.8:1
Blue-grey
 6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.9:1
Raw umber
 3% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.1:1
Mushroom
 2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.7:1

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
Nicolas Toussaint Charlet
Date
c. 1820–23
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
32.5 × 40.7 cm (12 3/4 × 16 in.); Framed: 47.7 × 55.3 cm (18 3/4 × 21 3/4 in.)
Place
France
Period
19th century
Themes
Landscapes · Rain and storms · Dogs · Horses · Mothers and children
Main colour
Brown · lightness 26, colourfulness 7

Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Morris I. Kaplan. 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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