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Carnival in the Snow by Paul Klee

Carnival in the Snow

Paul Klee · 1923

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Palette

Stone
 36% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.1:1
Pale stone
 36% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.4:1
Taupe
 21% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.7:1
Brick
 2% of the image
Red · text contrast 8.6:1
Navy
 2% of the image
Blue · text contrast 10.0:1
Soot
 2% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.9:1

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
Paul Klee
German, 1879–1940
Date
1923
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
Watercolor
Size
Secondary Support: 34.5 x 29.3 cm (13 9/16 x 11 9/16 in.)
Place
Germany, 20th century
Period
20th century
Themes
Winter and snow
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 62, colourfulness 12

Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Cleveland Museum of Art marks it public domain (share_license_status = CC0). Europe: Artist died 1940: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2011. Last checked 2026-10-31 (share_license_status is CC0: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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