The Raising of the Cross [center, left, and right panels]

Master of the Starck Triptych · c. 1480/1490

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Palette

Walnut
53% of the image
Brown · text contrast 11.8:1

Taupe
17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.6:1

Bronze
13% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.0:1

Pearl grey
7% of the image
White & cream · text contrast 12.5:1

Sky
5% of the image
Teal · text contrast 6.7:1

Brick
4% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.8:1

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: Master of the Starck Triptych
1415–1540
Date: c. 1480/1490
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on panel
Size: overall (center panel): 66 x 48.3 cm (26 x 19 in.)
Place: German
Period: 15th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 38, colourfulness 20

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Patrons' Permanent Fund. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1540: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1611. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

The Raising of the Cross [center, left, and right panels]

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