Standing Buddha Offering Protection

India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura) artist · late 5th century

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Ash
66% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.7:1

Walnut
17% of the image
Brown · text contrast 12.7:1

Cinnamon
8% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.3:1

Tan
4% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.2:1

Lamp black
3% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.7:1

Iron
1% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.2:1

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: India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura) artist
Date: late 5th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Red sandstone
Size: H. 33 11/16 in. (85.5 cm); W. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm); D. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm)
Place: India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura)
Main colour: Grey · lightness 55, colourfulness 7

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Enid A. Haupt Gift, 1979. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Standing Buddha Offering Protection

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