A work made of ink wash, gold, and color on paper.

Angel (Peri) Riding a Composite Camel

Unknown artist · c. 1700

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Palette

Fawn
66% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.5:1

Ash
19% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.2:1

Linen
6% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 15.4:1

Taupe
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.4:1

Putty
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.5:1

Biscuit
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.6:1

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
Probably Deccan
Date: c. 1700
Type: Painting
Medium: Ink wash, gold, and color on paper
Size: Image: 19.2 × 14.2 cm (7 1/2 × 5 5/8 in.); Paper: 25 × 18.4 cm (9 7/8 × 7 1/4 in.)
Place: India
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 67, colourfulness 18

Art Institute of Chicago, Everett and Ann McNear Collection. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's is_public_domain field read true when we last checked (2026-11-02); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Angel (Peri) Riding a Composite Camel

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