Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson"

Anonymous, French, 16th century · ca. 1560–80

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Palette

Taupe
54% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.9:1

Fawn
19% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.2:1

Tan
9% of the image
Brown · text contrast 4.4:1

Smoke
7% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.2:1

Bone white
6% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 15.4:1

Copper
5% of the image
Orange · text contrast 4.8:1

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: Anonymous, French, 16th century
Date: ca. 1560–80
Type: Print
Medium: Woodcut with pochoir (stencil) and hand coloring
Size: sheet: 14 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (37.4 x 49.5 cm)
Period: 16th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 54, colourfulness 19

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, by exchange; and A. Hyatt Mayor Purchase Fund, Marjorie Phelps Starr Bequest, 2010. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Samson and the Lion, from "The Story of Samson"

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