Palette 2048
Reminiscences of Qinhuai Color Palette — Shitao (1690)
- black
- crimson
- olive
- slate gray
- powder blue
- cream
About this palette
Reminiscences of Qinhuai is a painting by Shitao, dated 1690. It comes from Chinese art of the 16th and 17th centuries.
Its six colors run from black (#121E12) up to cream (#FDF0CC), passing through crimson, olive, slate gray, powder blue. It is a high-contrast palette with balanced tones, a mix of warm and cool (lightness 10 to 95 in CIE Lab).
How it plays in the puzzle
Palette 2048 used this painting for the daily puzzle of October 10, 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, 16, 64, 512, 1024 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