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Quilt by Lillian Causey

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Lillian Causey · c. 1937

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Palette

Putty
 49% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.1:1
Stone
 26% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.9:1
Fawn
 10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.6:1
Brick
 8% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.7:1
Terracotta
 4% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.5:1
Dusty rose
 4% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.7:1

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
Lillian Causey
1889–1949
Date
c. 1937
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
watercolor and graphite on paper
Size
overall: 35.2 x 24.4 cm (13 7/8 x 9 5/8 in.)
Place
American
Period
20th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 65, colourfulness 17

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 1949: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2020. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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