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Sunset over the sea

Sunset over the sea

Henri-Edmond Cross · 1896

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Palette

Silver
67% of the image
Grey · text contrast 9.7:1

Midnight
11% of the image
Black · text contrast 15.9:1

Sand
8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 8.0:1

Amethyst
7% of the image
Purple · text contrast 6.6:1

Steel blue
4% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.9:1

Mulberry
2% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.1:1

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: Henri-Edmond Cross
1856–1910
Date: 1896
Type: Painting
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 54.3 × 61.5 cm
Period: 19th century
Themes: Seascapes and the coast · Sunrise and sunset
Main colour: Grey · lightness 63, colourfulness 14

Wallraf–Richartz Museum. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1896, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1910: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1981 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-1923|deathyear=1910). Last checked 2026-10-31 (Commons file carries EU and US public-domain templates: yes). Image: a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain work, from Wikimedia Commons (PD-Art). Licence rules