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Rotterdam Ferry-Boat by J. M. W. Turner

Rotterdam Ferry-Boat

J. M. W. Turner · 1833

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Palette

Biscuit
 71% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 11.0:1
Dark olive
 12% of the image
Green · text contrast 11.6:1
Green earth
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.1:1
Pale blue-grey
 7% of the image
Teal · text contrast 7.7:1
Tan
 1% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1
Honey
 0% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 8.9:1

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
J. M. W. Turner
1775–1851
Date
1833
Type
Painting
Medium
oil on canvas
Size
overall: 92.3 x 122.5 cm (36 5/16 x 48 1/4 in.)
Place
British
Period
19th century
Themes
Boats and ships
Main colour
Gold & ochre · lightness 69, colourfulness 24

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Ailsa Mellon Bruce 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 1851: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1922. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

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