Fireman's Shirt

Robert Gilson · c. 1937

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Palette

Pale stone
65% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.3:1

Madder
19% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.0:1

Brick
9% of the image
Red · text contrast 6.4:1

Charcoal
3% of the image
Black · text contrast 14.0:1

Dusty rose
2% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.4:1

Taupe
1% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.5:1

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: Robert Gilson
1903–1942
Date: c. 1937
Type: Drawing & watercolour
Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paper
Size: overall: 35.9 x 24.7 cm (14 1/8 x 9 3/4 in.)
Place: American
Period: 20th century
Main colour: Gold & ochre · lightness 65, colourfulness 22

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 1942: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2013. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Fireman's Shirt

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