Careers ahead / Beard

Unknown artist · [WPA, [between 1936 and 1939]

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Palette

Chalk
44% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 14.6:1

Malachite
17% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.6:1

Sapphire
16% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.1:1

Tan
15% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.7:1

Pewter
6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1

Charcoal
3% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.1:1

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: [WPA, [between 1936 and 1939]
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place: Ill.
Period: 20th century
Main colour: White & cream · lightness 68, colourfulness 23

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.contributor_names: "Federal Theatre Project (U.S.), sponsor". 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

Careers ahead / Beard

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