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Bhairavi Ragini, from a Ragamala series color palette

Bundi, India, c. 1765–80. The six main colors of the painting, with their codes and how much of it each one covers.

Bhairavi Ragini, from a Ragamala series by Bundi, India, c. 1765–80Pin it
Bundi, India, Bhairavi Ragini, from a Ragamala series, c. 1765–80. Art Institute of Chicago, public domain.

The six colors

  1. Vermilion#C66149RGB 198, 97, 7349%
  2. Sage#8D9951RGB 141, 153, 8110%
  3. Slate green#515B40RGB 81, 91, 649%
  4. Parchment#C6C9ADRGB 198, 201, 1737%
  5. Lemon#E3BB2ARGB 227, 187, 424%
  6. Slate#6E7F8ARGB 110, 127, 1384%

Colors picked by hand by the painter Neli Chaneva. Shares are of the whole painting, rounded. Make your own palette from any picture with Image to Palette.

How the colors work

Vermilion rules this painting: it covers 49%, close to half of it.

Lemon is the accent: only 4% of the painting, but strong enough to catch the eye.

Its values run from 4 (slate green) to 8 (parchment), on a scale from 0 (black) to 10 (white): a middle range, neither hard nor hazy.

It leans warm: warm colors cover 65%, cool ones 31%.

The same colors in gray

Each color beside its value, from light to dark. Painters check this to see the painting’s structure without its colors.

Parchment 8
Lemon 8
Sage 6
Vermilion 5
Slate 5
Slate green 4

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