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Dawn in the Valley by William Turner

Dawn in the Valley

William Turner · 1832

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Palette

Spruce
 61% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.6:1
Taupe
 13% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.7:1
Putty
 10% of the image
Green · text contrast 9.2:1
Teal
 8% of the image
Teal · text contrast 5.0:1
Ash
 6% of the image
Teal · text contrast 6.6:1
Biscuit
 1% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.5:1

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

Details

Artist
William Turner
1789–1862
Date
1832
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
watercolor with scratching out and gum arabic on wove paper
Size
overall: 74.93 × 108.59 cm (29 1/2 × 42 3/4 in.)
Place
British
Period
19th century
Themes
Sunrise and sunset
Main colour
Grey · lightness 41, colourfulness 11

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Florian Carr Fund. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1862: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1933. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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