A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on paper.

The Birth of Rustam, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

Islamic · Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)، dated c.1620

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Palette

Putty
72% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.3:1

Sepia
10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.0:1

Pewter
10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.8:1

Slate blue
3% of the image
Blue · text contrast 7.5:1

Terracotta
2% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.8:1

Indigo
2% of the image
Blue · text contrast 9.7:1

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

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Artist: Islamic
Date: Safavid dynasty (1501–1722)، dated c.1620
Type: Painting
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Size: 35.6 × 22.8 cm (14 × 9 in.)
Place: Iran
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 66, colourfulness 18

Art Institute of Chicago, Ann McNear 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 Birth of Rustam, page from a copy of the Shahnama of Firdausi

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