Patchwork for Quilting

Edith Magnette · c. 1939

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Palette

Putty
45% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.3:1

Mushroom
25% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.1:1

Crimson
20% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.4:1

Terracotta
5% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.5:1

Brick
3% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.0:1

Sepia
2% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.4:1

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

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Artist: Edith Magnette
1869–1947
Date: c. 1939
Type: Drawing & watercolour
Medium: watercolor, graphite, and pen and ink on paperboard
Size: overall: 35.5 x 29 cm (14 x 11 7/16 in.)
Place: American
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 59, colourfulness 27

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 1947: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2018. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Patchwork for Quilting

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