Vajrabhairava mandala

China artist · ca. 1330–32

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Palette

Tan
33% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.0:1

Pewter
28% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1

Taupe
23% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.5:1

Fawn
7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.5:1

Cinnamon
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.3:1

Iron
3% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.3:1

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: China artist
Date: ca. 1330–32
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Silk tapestry (kesi)
Size: Overall: 96 5/8 x 82 5/16 in. (245.5 x 209 cm)
Place: China
Period: 14th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 51, colourfulness 14

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 1992. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Vajrabhairava mandala

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