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A work made of oil on canvas.

Boston Common

Artist unknown · 1850–63

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Palette

Dark olive
 40% of the image
Green · text contrast 12.4:1
Khaki
 21% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.0:1
Celadon
 18% of the image
Green · text contrast 9.7:1
Olive brown
 13% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.1:1
Straw
 4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.8:1
Sage
 3% of the image
Green · 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
Artist unknown
Date
1850–63
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
43.6 × 53.5 cm (17 1/8 × 21 in.)
Place
United States
Period
19th century
Themes
Landscapes · Cities and streets
Main colour
Green · lightness 44, colourfulness 23

Art Institute of Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago Purchase Fund. 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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