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Colours made from clay

6 colours that our sources say are made from clay.

Brown Terracotta A clay-based material and colour, known for its reddish-brown toneColour named from nature · 🇮🇳 India +4

#CC7722 Ochre A natural earth pigment ranging from yellow to deep orange or brownPigment · 🇦🇺 Australia +5

Green Celadon青瓷 A jade-green ceramic glaze prized in East Asian pottery for centuriesNamed shade · 🇨🇳 China +4

#8A3324 Umber A natural brown pigment from earth, valued for its warmth and versatility in artPigment · 🇨🇾 Cyprus +2

#79443B Bole A reddish-brown pigment made from fine clay, used under gold leaf in artNamed shade · 🇦🇲 Armenia

Yellow Golden ochre A warm yellow pigment rich in iron, prized since ancient times for its pure colourPigment · 🇬🇷 Greece +2

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Bole: Allegretto Nuzi, CC0, source
Umber: Gixie, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Celadon: Vassil, Public domain, source
Terracotta: anonymous, CC0, source
Golden ochre: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Ochre: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source

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