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#FF0000 Red A primary colour seen in light, pigment, and tradition worldwideBasic colour 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States +5 #000000 Black The colour seen when no visible light is present or all light is absorbedBasic colour #0000FF Blue A primary colour seen in the sky and sea, used since ancient times in art and dyeBasic colour #8000FF Violet A bluish-purple seen in both flowers and the light spectrumBasic colour #800080 Purple A cool colour between red and blue, long linked with royalty and rarityBasic colour 路 馃嚤馃嚙 Lebanon +5 Red Cinnabar A scarlet to brick-red mineral and the main source of mercury and vermilion pigmentColour named from nature 路 馃嚜馃嚫 Spain +5 Green Malachite A banded green mineral and pigment once prized for art and decorationColour named from nature 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +4 Blue Azurite A deep blue copper mineral once prized as a pigment and gemstonePigment 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +5 Blue Woad A blue dye once vital to Europe's textile trade, made from the leaves of a flowering plantDye 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +3 #E34234 Vermilion A brilliant orange-red pigment, once made from toxic mercury orePigment 路 馃嚬馃嚪 Turkey +5 Red Rubia A group of plants whose roots once dyed cloth and paint a lasting redColour named from nature 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5 Purple and violet Tyrian purple A reddish-purple dye once worth its weight in silver, made from sea snailsDye 路 馃嚤馃嚙 Lebanon +4 #43B3AE Verdigris A historic bluish-green pigment formed on copper and used in art since antiquityPigment 路 馃嚞馃嚪 Greece +1 #1034A6 Egyptian blue A vivid blue pigment first made in ancient Egypt from copper, lime, and sandPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5 Red Henna丨賽賳賻賾丕亍 A reddish dye from the henna plant, used for body art and hair since ancient timesColour named from nature 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5 #8A3324 Umber A natural brown pigment from earth, valued for its warmth and versatility in artPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚲 Cyprus +2 #E97451 Sienna A reddish-brown earth pigment named after the city of Siena in ItalyPigment 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France #FADA5E Naples yellow A historic synthetic yellow pigment once prized by painters and pottersPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +1 Red Kermes A deep red dye made from Mediterranean scale insects, once prized for scarlet clothDye 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5 #73C2FB Maya blueazul maya A vivid turquoise blue pigment made by the ancient Maya and AztecsPigment 路 馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico +1 Blue Tekhelet转职旨讻值诇侄转 A blue dye from sea snails, central to ancient Jewish ritual and traditionDye 路 馃嚠馃嚤 Israel +2 Blue Han purple and Han blue Ancient synthetic pigments of blue and purple, first made in early ChinaPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China White Lead white A dense, opaque white pigment once used in art, home, and cosmetics worldwidePigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +2 Brown Goethite A yellowish to reddish brown mineral used as a pigment since ancient timesPigment 路 馃嚛馃嚜 Germany +3 Red Dragon's blood A deep red resin from several plants, used as pigment, dye and varnish since ancient timesColour named from nature 路 馃嚠馃嚦 India +3 Red Blood rain Rain that appears red, often caused by dust or microalgae in the waterColour named from nature 路 馃嚠馃嚬 Italy +5 #CB410B Sinopia A reddish-brown earth pigment once prized for fresco underdrawingsPigment 路 馃嚠馃嚬 Italy #6082B6 Glaucous A pale blue-grey colour seen on some plants and birdsNamed shade Red Minium A rare scarlet to brownish red mineral form of lead oxideColour named from nature White Leopard complex A group of horse coat patterns with spots and white areas, controlled by the Lp geneNamed shade #DADD98 Green earth A natural green pigment from celadonite and glauconite, used since ancient RomePigment 路 馃嚠馃嚬 Italy +3 #FF4203 Minium A bright orange-red pigment made by heating lead, once common in medieval manuscriptsPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +5 #A22E37 Pompeian red A deep red seen on ancient Roman walls and ceramics, named for the ruins of PompeiiNamed shade Blue Blue hair Hair coloured blue by dye, art, or nature鈥檚 rare effectsNamed shade 路 馃嚡馃嚨 Japan +5 #702963 Byzantium A dark purple shade named in the 20th century, not to be confused with Tyrian purpleNamed shade Yellow Attic ochre A prized bright yellow ochre once mined near Athens for art and fine decorationPigment 路 馃嚞馃嚪 Greece Blue Azure spar A partly obsolete name for several bright blue ornamental mineralsNamed shade Gold and metallics Mosaic gold A yellow pigment made from tin(IV) sulfide, used for gilding and bronzingPigment Yellow Golden ochre A warm yellow pigment rich in iron, prized since ancient times for its pure colourPigment 路 馃嚞馃嚪 Greece +2 Black Atramentum A deep black ink or dye once used for writing, leather and painting in ancient RomePigment White R眉gen chalkR眉gener Kreide A soft, white chalk from the cliffs of R眉gen, GermanyColour named from nature 路 馃嚛馃嚜 Germany Gold and metallics Metal effect pigments Pigments that give paints and inks a metallic look using tiny metal flakesPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +1 Blue Azurite A blue pigment ground from copper-rich mineral, common in medieval and Renaissance artPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +2 Blue Blue A colour long prized in art, faith and dress, from ancient Egypt to modern flagsBasic colour 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5 Blue Blue pigment Pigments that give blue colour to paints, inks, and art from ancient times to todayPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5 Red Dragon's blood (from Dracaena cinnabari) A deep red resin from the Socotra dragon tree, prized as a dye and medicineColour named from nature 路 馃嚲馃嚜 Yemen +1 Red Alkanet A Mediterranean plant whose root gives a red dye used since ancient timesColour named from nature 路 馃嚭馃嚘 Ukraine +2 #5B3256 Japanese violet銇欍伩銈岃壊 A traditional Japanese violet shade used in kimono design since ancient timesNamed shade 路 馃嚡馃嚨 Japan

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