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Pink and Rose by William Morris

Pink and Rose

William Morris · ca. 1890

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Palette

Tan
 37% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.8:1
Sand
 29% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.3:1
Caramel
 14% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.3:1
Green earth
 13% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.5:1
Olive brown
 5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.3:1
Cinnamon
 2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.7:1

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
William Morris
British, Walthamstow, London 1834–1896 Hammersmith, London
Date
ca. 1890
Type
Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium
Block-printed in distemper colors
Size
Sheet: 27 x 21 1/2 in. (68.6 x 54.6 cm)
Period
19th century
Themes
Flowers
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 59, colourfulness 30

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Edward C. Moore Jr. Gift, 1923. 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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