Bowl of Fruit

William Stearns · c. 1830/1840

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Palette

Pale gold
51% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 12.6:1

Olive
21% of the image
Brown · text contrast 6.5:1

Green earth
13% of the image
Green · text contrast 4.4:1

Ochre
6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.4:1

Spruce
6% of the image
Grey · text contrast 8.6:1

Marigold
3% of the image
Orange · text contrast 7.2:1

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: William Stearns
1760–1900
Date: c. 1830/1840
Type: Painting
Medium: watercolor on velveteen (theorem painting)
Size: overall: 47.3 x 52.7 cm (18 5/8 x 20 3/4 in.)
Place: American
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Yellow · lightness 66, colourfulness 40

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1900: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1971. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

Bowl of Fruit

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