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Boats on the Beach of Saintes-Maries by Vincent van Gogh

Boats on the Beach of Saintes-Maries

Vincent van Gogh · 1888

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Palette

Cornflower
 38% of the image
Blue · text contrast 4.4:1
Saffron
 32% of the image
Yellow · text contrast 9.2:1
Lavender
 16% of the image
Blue · text contrast 6.8:1
Bronze
 8% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 4.4:1
Terracotta
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.0:1
Malachite
 3% of the image
Green · text contrast 6.0:1

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
Vincent van Gogh
1853–1890
Date
1888
Type
Drawing & watercolour
Medium
Watercolour on paper
Size
40.4 × 55.5 cm
Period
19th century
Themes
Seascapes and the coast · Boats and ships
Main colour
Blue · lightness 60, colourfulness 45

Wikimedia Commons. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1888, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-100-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1890: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1961 (Commons: PD-art|PD-old-100-1923 | DEFAULTSORT:Van Gogh; 1888-06, Boats on the Beach of Sa). 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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