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Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary) by Paul Gauguin

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)

Paul Gauguin · 1891

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Palette

Green earth
 53% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.1:1
Spruce
 23% of the image
Green · text contrast 8.0:1
Stone
 14% of the image
Grey · text contrast 7.1:1
Terracotta
 6% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.8:1
Old gold
 3% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 7.1:1
Soot
 1% of the image
Black · text contrast 17.3:1

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
Paul Gauguin
French, Paris 1848–1903 Atuona, Hiva Oa, Marquesas Islands
Date
1891
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
44 3/4 x 34 1/2 in. (113.7 x 87.6 cm)
Period
19th century
Themes
Landscapes · Bible stories and saints
Main colour
Green · lightness 46, colourfulness 18

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bequest of Sam A. Lewisohn, 1951. 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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