Wagtail and Lotus Color Palette — Ohara Koson (1916)

- black
- steel blue
- teal
- dusty rose
- mustard
- ivory
About this palette
Wagtail and Lotus is a painting by Ohara Koson, dated 1916. It comes from Japanese art of the early 20th century.
Its six colors run from black (#192328) up to ivory (#E6E1CD), passing through steel blue, teal, dusty rose, mustard. It is a high-contrast palette with balanced tones, a mix of warm and cool (lightness 13 to 89 in CIE Lab).
How it plays in the puzzle
Palette 2048 used this painting for the daily puzzle of August 29, 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, 8, 16, 128, 512 and 2048 tiles, with blended shades in between, so the 2048 tile is ivory.
- 2
- 4
- 8
- 16
- 32
- 64
- 128
- 256
- 512
- 1024
- 2048