Hindu colours
Saffron, vermilion, turmeric yellow and the colours of the gods and of Holi.
Yellow
Turmeric
A golden yellow dye and spice from the rhizome of a tropical plantColour named from nature · 🇮🇳 India +5
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Vermilion
A brilliant orange-red pigment, once made from toxic mercury orePigment · 🇹🇷 Turkey +5
Black
Kohlكُحْل
A dark eye cosmetic made from minerals like galena and stibniteTraditional colour · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5
Red
Sindoorसिन्दूर
A red or orange-red powder marking marriage for Hindu women in South AsiaTraditional colour · 🇮🇳 India +4
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Saffron
A yellow-orange shade named after the colour of saffron crocus threadsNamed shade · 🇮🇳 India +1
Red
Hennaحِنَّاء
A reddish dye from the henna plant, used for body art and hair since ancient timesColour named from nature · 🇪🇬 Egypt +5
Red
Kumkum
A red powder made from turmeric and lime, used for forehead marks in IndiaDye · 🇮🇳 India
Red
Abir
A coloured powder used in Hindu rituals and the Holi festivalTraditional colour · 🇮🇳 India
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Light blue
A pale blue shade found between blue and cyan, seen in flags and daily life worldwideNamed shade · 🇫🇷 France +5
Red
Red pigment
Pigments made from minerals, plants, and insects to create red colours in artPigment · 🇫🇷 France +4
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Light blue: Yosef Ben Melamed, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Turmeric: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, source
- Henna: Izzah Zainab, CC BY 2.0, source
- Abir: Kamalakanta777, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kumkum: Thamizhpparithi Maari, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kohl: Camila Zanon., CC BY 2.0, source
- Sindoor: Masum-al-hasan, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Vermilion: عُثمان, CC0, source
- Saffron: Albert Bridge, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Red pigment: Marco Almbauer, Public domain, source