Madonna and Child

Unknown artist · c. 1470/1480

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Palette

Sand
28% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.5:1

Dark chocolate
25% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.5:1

Pewter
21% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.6:1

Deep teal
16% of the image
Teal · text contrast 8.5:1

Oxblood
7% of the image
Red · text contrast 13.8:1

Carmine
3% of the image
Red · text contrast 10.1:1

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: Unknown artist
Date: c. 1470/1480
Type: Painting
Medium: tempera on poplar panel
Size: overall: 78.1 x 53.6 cm (30 3/4 x 21 1/8 in.)
Period: 15th century
Themes: Mothers and children · Bible stories and saints
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 43, colourfulness 20

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress Collection. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Anonymous work, made by 1480: its maker died long before 1956, and any term counted from publication has also run out. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Madonna and Child

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