Bagalamukhi, the eighth Mahavidya, from a Dashamahavidya series

Unknown artist · c. 1725

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Oyster
37% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.4:1

Taupe
29% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.0:1

Sand
13% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.4:1

Copper
13% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.0:1

Slate blue
4% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.1:1

Khaki
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1

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. 1725
Type: Painting
Medium: Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper
Size: Page: 35.6 x 26.7 cm (14 x 10 1/2 in.)
Place: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Sirohi; or Northern Deccan, Aurangabad
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 65, colourfulness 22

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 1735: 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

Bagalamukhi, the eighth Mahavidya, from a Dashamahavidya series

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