Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches

Tibet artist · 15th century

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Sepia
37% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.9:1

Graphite
24% of the image
Black · text contrast 11.2:1

Raw umber
20% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.3:1

Iron
7% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.5:1

Caramel
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 5.1:1

Chestnut
5% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.0:1

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: Tibet artist
Date: 15th century
Type: Painting
Medium: Distemper on cloth
Size: Image: H. 32 in. (81.3 cm); W. 29 1/8 in. (73.9 cm) Framed: H. 41 in. (104.1 cm); 37 1/2 in. (95.3 cm); D. 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm)
Place: Tibet
Period: 14th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 33, colourfulness 17

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, Gift of Florence and Herbert Irving, by exchange, 2021. Museum record. Public domain: the museum's isPublicDomain field read true when we last checked (2026-10-25); image released under CC0. Licence rules

Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches

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