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The Seine at La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat

The Seine at La Grande Jatte

Georges Seurat · 1889

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Palette

Putty
 52% of the image
Green · text contrast 8.3:1
Khaki
 22% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 6.1:1
Fawn
 13% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 5.2:1
Biscuit
 6% of the image
Gold & ochre · text contrast 10.2:1
Blue-grey
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 6.0:1
Taupe
 4% of the image
Grey · text contrast 4.5:1

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
Georges Seurat
1859–1891
Date
1889
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Size
65 × 82 cm
Period
19th century
Themes
Rivers and lakes
Main colour
Green · lightness 66, colourfulness 20

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1889, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-100-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1891: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1962 (Commons: PD-old-100-expired | PD-Art-YorckProject). 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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