Vishnu

Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) artist · 10th–11th century

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Graphite
28% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.2:1

Ash
23% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.6:1

Taupe
22% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.6:1

Silver
21% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.6:1

Sepia
5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.7:1

Putty
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.8:1

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: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley) artist
Date: 10th–11th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Gilt-copper alloy
Size: H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 5 in. (12.7 cm); D. 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Place: Nepal (Kathmandu Valley)
Period: 9th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 49, colourfulness 7

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1986. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Vishnu

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