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The Rainbow by Robert Delaunay

The Rainbow

Robert Delaunay · 1913

Palette

Lilac
34% of the image
Blue · text contrast 7.9:1
Smoke
25% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.3:1
Pale gold
19% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 11.6:1
Peach
9% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.9:1
Persimmon
9% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.9:1
Mango
4% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.0:1

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Details

Artist
Robert Delaunay
1885–1941
Date
1913
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
87.8 × 99.9 cm
Period
20th century
Main colour
Blue · lightness 64, colourfulness 30

Honolulu Museum of Art. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1913, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-auto-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1941: public domain in the EU since 1 January 2012 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-auto-expired|deathyear=1941 | DEFAULTSORT:Delaunay, Robert). 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

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