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The Blue Envelope by John F. Peto

The Blue Envelope

John F. Peto · c. 1890s

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Palette

Ink
 56% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.9:1
Bronze
 24% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1
Blue-grey
 10% of the image
Teal · text contrast 4.8:1
Umber
 4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 9.0:1
Dark ochre
 4% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.5:1
Burnt sienna
 2% of the image
Red · text contrast 9.9:1

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
John F. Peto
1854–1907
Date
c. 1890s
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on wood
Size
overall: 10.8 x 16.5 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/2 in.)
Place
American
Period
19th century
Main colour
Black · lightness 27, colourfulness 16

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1907: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1978. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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