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Ruth M. Barnes · c. 1936

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Palette

Pale stone
 66% of the image
Grey · text contrast 10.2:1
Lamp black
 11% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.8:1
Tan
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.5:1
Leaf green
 7% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.7:1
Carmine
 6% of the image
Red · text contrast 11.1:1
Byzantium
 3% of the image
Purple · text contrast 15.4:1

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
Ruth M. Barnes
1880–1954
Date
c. 1936
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Size
overall: 35.4 x 25.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 1/16 in.)
Place
American
Period
20th century
Main colour
Grey · lightness 62, colourfulness 16

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Index of American Design. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1954: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2025. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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