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Colours made from gambier juice

1 colour that our sources say are made from gambier juice.

FamilyRedOrangeYellowGreenTurquoiseBluePurplePinkBrownWhiteGreyBlackGold
KindBasic colourNamed shadePigmentDyeColour named from natureTraditional colourNational or team colourHeraldic colourStandard colourScreen colour
Made fromMineral or earthPlantAnimalSyntheticLight only (no pigment)
Brown Gambiered Guangdong gauze A silk from Guangdong, China, dyed with plant juice and river mudTraditional colour · 🇨🇳 China +1

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