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Black Diospyros malabarica dye A black dye from the unripe fruit and leaves of the Malabar ebony treeDye · 🇮🇳 India +1 #120A8F Ultramarine A deep blue pigment once made from lapis lazuli, prized for centuries in artPigment · 🇦🇫 Afghanistan +2 Purple and violet Crystal violet A synthetic purple dye used in science, medicine, and industryDye Pink and magenta Basic fuchsine A magenta dye used in biology and textile staining since the 19th centuryPigment Yellow Cadmium sulfide A bright yellow pigment and semiconductor compound made from cadmium and sulfurPigment Brown Haematin A dark bluish or brownish iron pigment formed by oxidising haemPigment #E32636 Alizarin crimson A deep red with blue undertones, once made from madder rootsNamed shade · 🇪🇬 Egypt Red Naphthol Red A synthetic red pigment widely used in car paints and art materialsPigment Red Alizarin Red S A synthetic red dye used to reveal calcium and minerals in scienceDye Red Santalin Red pigments obtained from the wood of the red sandalwood treePigment Black Super black A surface treatment that absorbs nearly all visible lightStandard colour · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom Yellow Saffronزعفران A golden-yellow colour from the dried stigmas of the saffron crocus flowerColour named from nature · 🇮🇷 Iran +5 Red Sudan dyes A group of synthetic dyes used for colouring fats, plastics and biological samplesDye Yellow Martius yellow A synthetic yellow dye once used for wool and in laboratory stainingDye Blue Formazan A group of synthetic dyes with colours from dark blue to deep red or orangePigment Red Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride A chemical that forms a rusty red dye when reduced in lab assaysPigment Green CBQCA reagent A dye for detecting proteins by turning fluorescent green when boundDye Orange Pyrylium-1 A dye that turns fluorescent orange when it binds to aminesDye #9E1B32 Crimson (UA) A deep red used by the University of Alabama and its teamsNamed shade · 🇺🇸 United States #C0448F Red-violet (Crayola) A reddish-purple shade used in Crayola crayons and traditional pigmentsNamed shade

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