Nanda Solves Vasudeva’s Dilemma, from a Bhagavata Purana

Unknown artist · c. 1610

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Khaki
37% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.4:1

Tan
28% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1

Blue-grey
12% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.4:1

Madder
11% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.8:1

Oyster
9% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 11.8:1

Marigold
3% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.8:1

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
Date: c. 1610
Type: Painting
Medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper
Size: Sheet: 24.8 x 29.9 cm (9 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.)
Place: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
Period: 17th century
Main colour: Green · lightness 61, colourfulness 29

Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum record. Public domain. United States: Cleveland Museum of Art marks it public domain (share_license_status = CC0). Europe: Anonymous work, made by 1615: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (share_license_status is CC0: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Nanda Solves Vasudeva’s Dilemma, from a Bhagavata Purana

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