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Basket of Pears and Crabapples by John F. Francis

Basket of Pears and Crabapples

John F. Francis · n.d.

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Palette

Dark chocolate
 30% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.8:1
Tan
 26% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.5:1
Ochre
 21% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1
Biscuit
 10% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.5:1
Saffron
 7% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.3:1
Burnt orange
 6% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.3:1

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
John F. Francis
1808–1886
Date
n.d.
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on board
Size
overall: 29.53 × 32.39 cm (11 5/8 × 12 3/4 in.)
Place
American
Period
19th century
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 44, colourfulness 34

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of William and Abigail Gerdts. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1886: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1957. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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