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Colored Composition of Forms by August Macke

Colored Composition of Forms

August Macke · 1914

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Palette

Ink
 55% of the image
Black · text contrast 18.1:1
Pale stone
 28% of the image
Grey · text contrast 11.6:1
Madder
 7% of the image
Red · text contrast 8.5:1
Flamingo
 4% of the image
Red · text contrast 7.0:1
Scarlet
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.9:1
Rose
 3% of the image
Red · text contrast 5.2:1

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
August Macke
1887–1914
Date
1914
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
53.5 × 44 cm
Period
20th century
Main colour
Black · lightness 35, colourfulness 13

Albertina. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1914, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-100-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1914: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1985 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-100-1923|deathyear=1914). 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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