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60 colours found.

Yellow Pigment Yellow 154 A synthetic yellow pigment valued for its high light and weather resistancePigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 13 A synthetic yellow pigment from the diarylide family used in printing inksPigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 74 A yellow-green azo pigment used in inks, paints, and tattoo coloursPigment 路 馃嚠馃嚬 Italy Red Pigment Red 3 A dark red azo pigment once common in oil paintsPigment Purple and violet Pigment violet 23 A synthetic violet pigment from the dioxazine family, used in commercial applicationsPigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 97 A synthetic yellow pigment valued for its high fastness and stabilityPigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 83 A reddish-yellow diarylide pigment used in inks and plasticsPigment Orange Pigment Orange 36 A synthetic orange pigment valued for its lasting colour in paints and coatingsPigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 14 A diarylide yellow pigment used in packaging and textile printingPigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 16 A synthetic yellow pigment used in paints and printing inksPigment Purple and violet Pigment Violet 29 A dark red-purple pigment used in paints, inks, and dyesPigment #006B3C Cadmium pigments A family of strong yellow, orange, red and green pigments made from cadmium compoundsPigment Yellow Benzimidazolone pigments A group of strong, lightfast yellow, orange, and red synthetic pigmentsPigment Yellow Diarylide pigment A family of yellow organic pigments widely used in printing inksPigment 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 Green Green pigment Pigments that give green colour to paint, ink, and art through historyPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5 Red Red pigment Pigments made from minerals, plants, and insects to create red colours in artPigment 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +4 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 #00A550 Green (pigment) The standard green made by mixing printer's cyan and yellow inksStandard colour #ED1C24 Red (pigment) The standard red mixed from magenta and yellow for printing on paperNamed shade #333399 Blue (pigment) A standard blue mixed from cyan and magenta inks in printingNamed shade #FF0000 Red A primary colour seen in light, pigment, and tradition worldwideBasic colour 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States +5 #00FF00 Green The colour between cyan and yellow, seen widely in plants and natureBasic colour 路 馃嚠馃嚜 Ireland +1 #FFFF00 Yellow A primary colour between green and orange, seen in sunlight, leaves, and pigmentsBasic colour 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +5 #8000FF Violet A bluish-purple seen in both flowers and the light spectrumBasic colour Blue Lapis lazuli A deep blue stone prized for jewellery and the source of ultramarine pigmentColour named from nature 路 馃嚘馃嚝 Afghanistan +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 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 Blue Azurite A deep blue copper mineral once prized as a pigment and gemstonePigment 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +5 White Zinc oxide A white inorganic powder used in pigments, ointments, ceramics and electronicsPigment 路 馃嚠馃嚦 India +2 #CC7722 Ochre A natural earth pigment ranging from yellow to deep orange or brownPigment 路 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia +5 Yellow Orpiment A golden-yellow mineral pigment once prized for its brilliant colour and rarityPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5 Blue Indigo A deep blue dye from plants, now mostly made synthetically and known for colouring denimDye 路 馃嚠馃嚦 India +5 #003153 Prussian blue A deep blue pigment first made in Berlin in the early 1700sPigment 路 馃嚡馃嚨 Japan Red Realgar An orange-red arsenic sulfide mineral once used as a pigment and poisonPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +5 #120A8F Ultramarine A deep blue pigment once made from lapis lazuli, prized for centuries in artPigment 路 馃嚘馃嚝 Afghanistan +2 Red Carmine A deep red pigment made from cochineal insects, once prized across continentsPigment 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +2 #E34234 Vermilion A brilliant orange-red pigment, once made from toxic mercury orePigment 路 馃嚬馃嚪 Turkey +5 #E32636 Alizarin A deep red dye first made from madder roots, later produced from coal tarDye 路 馃嚬馃嚪 Turkey +1 Black Carbon black A deep black pigment and filler made by burning carbon-rich materials with little airPigment #50C878 Paris Green A toxic emerald-green pigment once prized in art and used as an early insecticidePigment 路 馃嚛馃嚜 Germany +4 #704214 Sepia A reddish-brown colour named for the ink of the cuttlefishNamed shade #0047AB Cobalt blue A strong, stable blue pigment made from cobalt and alumina since the early 1800sPigment 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +3 #FFFDD0 Cream A soft yellow-white named after the top layer of milkNamed shade #43B3AE Verdigris A historic bluish-green pigment formed on copper and used in art since antiquityPigment 路 馃嚞馃嚪 Greece +1 #F4C430 Saffron A yellow-orange shade named after the colour of saffron crocus threadsNamed shade 路 馃嚠馃嚦 India +1 Orange Annatto A yellow-orange dye and flavour from the seeds of the achiote treeDye 路 馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico +5 Black Bone char A deep black pigment and filter made by charring animal bonesPigment #1034A6 Egyptian blue A vivid blue pigment first made in ancient Egypt from copper, lime, and sandPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5 #801818 Falu redfalu r枚df盲rg A deep red paint pigment from the Falun copper mine, used on wooden houses in SwedenPigment 路 馃嚫馃嚜 Sweden +2 #8A3324 Umber A natural brown pigment from earth, valued for its warmth and versatility in artPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚲 Cyprus +2 #007BA7 Cerulean A blue-green colour once made from cobalt stannate and linked with the skyNamed shade 路 馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom #3D2B1F Bistre A dark brown pigment and colour made from soot, once used in Old Master drawingsPigment #E97451 Sienna A reddish-brown earth pigment named after the city of Siena in ItalyPigment 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France Green Scheele's green A yellowish-green pigment once prized for its brilliance, now infamous for its toxicityPigment #E49B0F Gamboge A strong yellow pigment tapped from Southeast Asian treesPigment 路 馃嚢馃嚟 Cambodia +5 #40826D Viridian A blue-green pigment made from hydrated chromium oxide, valued in painting since the 1800sPigment #FFA700 Chrome yellow A bright yellow pigment made from lead chromate, once popular in art and industryPigment #FADA5E Naples yellow A historic synthetic yellow pigment once prized by painters and pottersPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +1 #E3A857 Indian Yellow A clear, glowing orange-yellow pigment once made in India from cow urinePigment 路 馃嚠馃嚦 India

In the swatch book

Blue (pigment)#333399Green (pigment)#00A550Red (pigment)#ED1C24

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