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Colours of painting and art

On the palette: oils, watercolour, fresco, miniature and mural.

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KindBasic colourNamed shadePigmentDyeColour named from natureTraditional colourNational or team colourHeraldic colourStandard colourScreen colour
Made fromMineral or earthPlantAnimalSyntheticLight only (no pigment)
#CC7722 Ochre A natural earth pigment ranging from yellow to deep orange or brownPigment 路 馃嚘馃嚭 Australia +5 #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 #FFE5B4 Peach A soft pastel shade named for the inside of a peach fruitNamed shade 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China #BA160C International orange A strong reddish-orange used for safety in engineering, aerospace and maritime workNamed shade 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States +1 #E32600 Methyl orange An orange-red azo dye used as a pH indicator in chemistryDye #E73501 Chrome orange A yellowish to deep orange pigment once prized by 19th-century paintersPigment Orange Tenn茅 A rare heraldic stain of orange-tawny, named for tanned leatherNamed shade 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +3 #FF4203 Minium A bright orange-red pigment made by heating lead, once common in medieval manuscriptsPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +5 Orange Perinone A group of organic pigments with orange and red isomersPigment #FAD6A5 Sunset A pale orange shade named after the colour of clouds at sunsetNamed shade Orange Pigment Orange 36 A synthetic orange pigment valued for its lasting colour in paints and coatingsPigment Orange Annatto A natural orange-red dye from the seeds of a tropical shrubColour named from nature 路 馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico +5 Orange Carotene The orange pigment found in carrots and many fruits and vegetablesPigment Orange Crocin The deep red pigment that gives saffron its colourPigment Orange Solvent Yellow 14 An orange-red azo dye once used in food, now banned for food and textilesPigment Orange Pyrylium-1 A dye that turns fluorescent orange when it binds to aminesDye #C46210 Alloy orange A metallic orange shade created for Crayola's Metallic FX crayon setNamed shade #FEBAAD Melon A soft orange-pink inspired by cantaloupe fleshNamed shade

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