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William B. Finley · [between 1941 and 1943]

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Palette

Cerulean
55% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.0:1

Pearl grey
16% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 13.3:1

Denim
14% of the image
Blue · text contrast 9.2:1

Sepia
10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.1:1

Burnt orange
5% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.5:1

Pale gold
1% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.9:1

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

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Artist: William B. Finley
Date: [between 1941 and 1943]
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place: Missouri
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Blue · lightness 54, colourfulness 26

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 Art Project, 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

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