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Spanish gray

#989898

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Spanish gray (#989898) is a mid-tone neutral shade that appears across 19 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Kees van Dongen, Cuno Amiet, and Thomas Eakins and the Impressionism tradition. Master painters paired it most often with Khaki (#C3B091), Bone (#E3DAC9), and Raisin black (#242124). The combination forms a quiet, editorial chord, pulls a neutral anchor into a warm composition, with the pair colors held at a similar value to the source.

Artworks Featuring This Color

Fishing boats on the Beach at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer palette card
Fishing boats on the Beach at Les Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer
Vincent van Gogh · 1888
Young woman in a negligee palette card
Young woman in a negligee
Edouard Manet · 1882
The Dam, Loing Canal at Saint Mammes palette card
The Dam, Loing Canal at Saint Mammes
Alfred Sisley · 1884
Still life with apples and fruit bowl palette card
Still life with apples and fruit bowl
Paul Cezanne · 1882
Landscape with a Canoe in the Border palette card
Landscape with a Canoe in the Border
Alfredo Andersen · 1922
Summer palette card
Summer
Frank W. Benson · 1909

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Spanish gray

6 palettes where Spanish gray appears prominently — one per artist.

Cuno Amiet Palette 4 - Muted Tawny

Cuno Amiet

35.9% Spanish gray

Thomas Eakins Palette 6 - Veiled Parchment

Thomas Eakins

31.0% Spanish gray

Archibald Motley Palette 1 - Muted Parchment

Archibald Motley

30.3% Spanish gray

Pellegrino Tibaldi Palette 1 - Muted Tawny

Pellegrino Tibaldi

29.1% Spanish gray

Frank W. Benson Palette 6 - Veiled Parchment

Frank W. Benson

28.7% Spanish gray

Albert Aublet Palette 2 - Soft Ivory

Albert Aublet

28.2% Spanish gray

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