Buddha Shakyamuni

Central Tibet artist · 12th century

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Pewter
63% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.0:1

Bronze
11% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.6:1

Sepia
10% of the image
Brown · text contrast 10.2:1

Silver
8% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.7:1

Khaki
6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 7.0:1

Butter
2% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.7:1

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: Central Tibet artist
Date: 12th century
Type: Decorative arts & sculpture
Medium: Brass with colored pigments
Size: H. 15 1/2 in. (39.4 cm); W. 10 7/16 in. (26.5 cm); D. 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm)
Place: Central Tibet
Period: 11th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 54, colourfulness 8

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Zimmerman Family Collection, Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, Oscar L. Tang, Anthony W. and Lulu C. Wang and Annette de la Renta Gifts, 2012. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Buddha Shakyamuni

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