Brookfield Zoo

Unknown artist · [1936]

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Palette

Parchment
52% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.5:1

Lamp black
27% of the image
Black · text contrast 19.9:1

Vermilion
8% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.6:1

Lichen
5% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.5:1

Graphite
5% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.3:1

Apricot
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · 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: [1936]
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place: Chicago
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 54, colourfulness 22

Library of Congress, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division. Library record. Public domain. United States: US federal government work (17 U.S.C. 105): item.created_published: "[Chicago] : Federal Art Project, [1936]". Not applicable: a US government work. Last checked 2026-10-31 (rights statement says no known restrictions: yes). Image: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division; no known restrictions on publication. Licence rules

Brookfield Zoo

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