Saint Veronica [obverse]

Hans Memling · c. 1470/1475

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Palette

Prussian blue
28% of the image
Blue · text contrast 10.1:1

Olive brown
21% of the image
Brown · text contrast 8.7:1

Bronze
19% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.9:1

Oyster
17% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.5:1

Blue-grey
13% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.9:1

Cinnamon
3% of the image
Pink · text contrast 4.8:1

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: Hans Memling
1445–1494
Date: c. 1470/1475
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on panel
Size: painted surface: 30.3 x 22.8 cm (11 15/16 x 9 in.)
Place: Netherlandish
Period: 15th century
Themes: Bible stories and saints
Main colour: Blue · lightness 46, colourfulness 19

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Samuel H. Kress 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 1494: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1565. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Saint Veronica [obverse]

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