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Unknown artist · [1936 or 1937]

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Palette

Pale blue-grey
71% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.5:1

Burnt orange
11% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.6:1

Ink
6% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.3:1

Iron
5% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.4:1

Pewter
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.6:1

Terracotta
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1

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 or 1937]
Type: Print
Medium: 1 print on board (poster) : silkscreen, color.
Place: NYC
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 64, colourfulness 15

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, [1936 or 1937]". 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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