Colours made from coal tar
3 colours that our sources say are made from coal tar.
Black
Carbon black
A deep black pigment and filler made by burning carbon-rich materials with little airPigment
Red
Amaranth
A synthetic red azo dye once used in foods and cosmeticsDye · 🇺🇸 United States +1
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Magenta (dye)
A deep pink-purple dye first made from coal tar in 1859Named shade · 🇮🇹 Italy
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Carbon black: FK1954, Public domain, source
- Amaranth: Mrgreen71, Public domain, source