Krishna in the Form of Shri Nathji

India (Rajasthan, Mewar, Nathdwara) artist · ca. 1840

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Fawn
30% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.0:1

Madder
23% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.1:1

Chalk
22% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 16.6:1

Slate blue
16% of the image
Blue · text contrast 5.9:1

Saffron
6% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.7:1

Sand
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.2:1

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 (Rajasthan, Mewar, Nathdwara) artist
Date: ca. 1840
Type: Painting
Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Size: Image: 8 5/8 x 6 in. (21.9 x 15.2 cm)
Place: India (Rajasthan, Mewar, Nathdwara)
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 62, colourfulness 26

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, by exchange, 2005. Museum record. Public domain. United States: The Met marks it public domain (isPublicDomain = True). Europe: Anonymous work, made by 1850: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (isPublicDomain: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Krishna in the Form of Shri Nathji

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