The 5 & 10 [cent] store

Unknown artist · between 1936 and 1941

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Palette

Sand
52% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.5:1

Bistre
20% of the image
Brown · text contrast 13.2:1

Burnt orange
15% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.4:1

Mustard
8% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.1:1

Caramel
4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.9:1

Burnt sienna
1% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.4:1

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

Details

Artist: Unknown artist
Date: between 1936 and 1941
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place: New York (State)--New York
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 54, colourfulness 34

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: "NYC : Federal Art Project, [between 1936 and 1941]". 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

The 5 & 10 [cent] store

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