Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham

Benjamin West · c. 1797

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Palette

Oxblood
46% of the image
Red · text contrast 14.3:1

Warm grey
20% of the image
Green · text contrast 5.4:1

Cinnamon
12% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.7:1

Parchment
9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 12.4:1

Fawn
7% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.7:1

Ink
6% of the image
Black · text contrast 16.6:1

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: Benjamin West
1738–1820
Date: c. 1797
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: overall: 146.3 x 115.6 cm (57 5/8 x 45 1/2 in.)
Place: American
Period: 18th century
Main colour: Red · lightness 37, colourfulness 29

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Andrew W. Mellon Collection. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1820: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1891. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Elizabeth, Countess of Effingham

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