Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal Life

Tibet artist · 11th or early 12th century

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Palette

Fawn
31% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.4:1

Tan
21% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.8:1

Sepia
21% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.3:1

Chalk
13% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 18.4:1

Chestnut
10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.3:1

Pale stone
5% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.2:1

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: Tibet artist
Date: 11th or early 12th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Distemper on cloth
Size: Overall: H. 54 1/2 in. (138.4 cm); W. 41 3/4 in. (106.1 cm) Framed: H. 76 1/2 (194.3 cm); W. 51 3/8 in. (130.5 cm); D. 2 in. (5.1 cm)
Place: Tibet
Period: 10th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 56, colourfulness 18

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1989. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Amitayus, the Buddha of Eternal Life

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