American Gothic Color Palette — Grant Wood (1930)

- black
- dark umber
- dark umber
- moss green
- khaki
- cream
About this palette
American Gothic is a painting by Grant Wood, dated 1930. It comes from North American art of the early 20th century.
Its six colors run from black (#1D2422) up to cream (#C4DFA9), passing through dark umber, moss green, khaki. It is a high-contrast palette with balanced tones, a mix of warm and cool (lightness 13 to 86 in CIE Lab).
How it plays in the puzzle
Palette 2048 used this painting for the daily puzzle of July 12, 2026. The tiles show no numbers: the smallest tile is black, and each merge steps along the palette. The six colors land exactly on the 2, 4, 8, 128, 512 and 2048 tiles, with blended shades in between, so the 2048 tile is cream.
- 2
- 4
- 8
- 16
- 32
- 64
- 128
- 256
- 512
- 1024
- 2048