Abhisarika Nayika, a Heroine Longing for Her Lover

India (Punjab Hills, Kangra) artist · ca. 1790–1800

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Bone white
43% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 15.2:1

Blush
42% of the image
Pink · text contrast 8.7:1

Lichen
7% of the image
Green · text contrast 7.4:1

Ash
4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.8:1

Tan
3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.6:1

Green earth
3% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.6:1

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: India (Punjab Hills, Kangra) artist
Date: ca. 1790–1800
Type: Painting
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Size: 6 x 3 3/4 in. (15.2 x 9.5 cm)
Place: India (Punjab Hills, Kangra)
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Pink · lightness 79, colourfulness 13

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Rogers Fund, 1918. Museum record. Public domain. United States: The Met marks it public domain (isPublicDomain = True). Europe: Anonymous work, made by 1800: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (isPublicDomain: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Abhisarika Nayika, a Heroine Longing for Her Lover

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