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[Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau] by Gustave Le Gray

[Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau]

Gustave Le Gray · 1849–52

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Palette

Sepia
 38% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.9:1
Raw umber
 26% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.6:1
Tan
 20% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1
Fawn
 11% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.8:1
Putty
 3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.6:1
Lamp black
 3% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.1:1

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

Details

Artist
Gustave Le Gray
French, 1820–1884
Date
1849–52
Type
Photograph
Medium
Salted paper print from paper negative
Size
25.2 x 35.7 cm (9 15/16 x 14 1/16 in.)
Period
19th century
Themes
Landscapes · Trees and forests
Main colour
Brown · lightness 40, colourfulness 19

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Jennifer and Joseph Duke and Lila Acheson Wallace Gifts, 2000. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

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