Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil

India artist · 10th–11th century

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Graphite
38% of the image
Black · text contrast 12.0:1

Slate
34% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.5:1

Mushroom
12% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.8:1

Taupe
8% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.8:1

Blush
6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.8:1

Walnut
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.8:1

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 artist
Date: 10th–11th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Sandstone
Size: H. 44 1/2 in. (113 cm)
Place: India
Period: 9th century
Main colour: Black · lightness 38, colourfulness 4

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Anonymous Gift and 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

Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil

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