The Leland Sisters

Thomas Sully · c. 1830

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Palette

Cinnamon
40% of the image
Brown · text contrast 7.6:1

Apricot
19% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 9.9:1

Scarlet
17% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.8:1

Tan
15% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.3:1

Mahogany
6% of the image
Brown · text contrast 15.1:1

Burnt orange
2% of the image
Orange · text contrast 5.7:1

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: Thomas Sully
1783–1872
Date: c. 1830
Type: Painting
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: overall: 41 x 51 cm (16 1/8 x 20 1/16 in.)
Place: American
Period: 19th century
Main colour: Brown · lightness 46, colourfulness 37

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mrs. Philip Connors. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1872: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1943. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules

The Leland Sisters

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