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Study of a Young Woman by Johannes Vermeer

Study of a Young Woman

Johannes Vermeer · ca. 1665–67

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Palette

Lamp black
 71% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.5:1
Sepia
 10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.9:1
Ash
 9% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.6:1
Slate
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.0:1
Fawn
 3% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.8:1
Taupe
 2% of the image
Brown · 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

Details

Artist
Johannes Vermeer
Dutch, Delft 1632–1675 Delft
Date
ca. 1665–67
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
17 1/2 x 15 3/4 in. (44.5 x 40 cm)
Period
17th century
Themes
Portraits
Main colour
Black · lightness 17, colourfulness 5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, in memory of Theodore Rousseau Jr., 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

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