Color one

Bistre

#3D2B1F

Color two

Lemon meringue

#F6EABE

Bistre (#3D2B1F) and Lemon meringue (#F6EABE) appear together across 6 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Asher Brown Durand, Maximilian Pirner, and John Leech and the Romanticism tradition. Painters typically deployed bistre at an average of 17% of the canvas, with lemon meringue at 12%. Third colors most often completing the combination include Khaki (#C3B091), Eerie black (#1B1B1B), and Coyote brown (#81613C).

Artworks Featuring Bistre & Lemon meringue

Room Overlooking the Harbour palette card
Room Overlooking the Harbour
James Tissot · 1876
Single Items palette card
Single Items
Raphael Kirchner
Mrs. William Henry Vanderbilt palette card
Mrs. William Henry Vanderbilt
John Singer Sargent · 1888
Sketches of ornaments painted Vladimir Cathedral palette card
Sketches of ornaments painted Vladimir Cathedral
Viktor Vasnetsov · 1885
Deadly Sins palette card
Deadly Sins
Raphael Kirchner
They rose so slowly and they look's so pale palette card
They rose so slowly and they look's so pale
Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale · 1913

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Bistre & Lemon meringue

6 master palettes where Bistre and Lemon meringue appear together most prominently.

Asher Brown Durand Palette 2 - Veiled Tawny

Asher Brown Durand

19.7% Bistre · 18.3% Lemon meringue

Maximilian Pirner Palette 3 - Veiled Tawny

Maximilian Pirner

14.6% Bistre · 13.4% Lemon meringue

John Leech Palette 5 - Soft Ecru

John Leech

20.0% Bistre · 8.9% Lemon meringue

Theodore Rousseau Palette 7 - Muted Tawny

Theodore Rousseau

15.4% Bistre · 11.3% Lemon meringue

Éloi Firmin Féron Palette 1 - Soft Apricot

Éloi Firmin Féron

16.0% Bistre · 10.4% Lemon meringue

Costantino Rosa Palette 2 - Muted Tawny

Costantino Rosa

13.7% Bistre · 9.8% Lemon meringue

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