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Ruth M. Barnes · c. 1937

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Pale stone
44% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.6:1

Slate
22% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.9:1

Prussian blue
13% of the image
Blue · text contrast 12.9:1

Mushroom
10% of the image
Grey · text contrast 5.9:1

Coral
8% of the image
Red · text contrast 4.5:1

Terracotta
3% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.0:1

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: Ruth M. Barnes
1880–1954
Date: c. 1937
Type: Drawing & watercolour
Medium: watercolor and graphite on paper
Size: overall: 25.2 x 33.6 cm (9 15/16 x 13 1/4 in.)
Place: American
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Grey · lightness 58, 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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