Colours of ceramics and glass
Glazes, enamels, stained glass and porcelain.
Yellow
Turmeric
A golden yellow dye and spice from the rhizome of a tropical plantColour named from nature 路 馃嚠馃嚦 India +5
Black
Carbon black
A deep black pigment and filler made by burning carbon-rich materials with little airPigment
Red
Lac啶侧ぞ啶曕啶粪ぞ
A red resin secreted by insects and used as dye, varnish and shellacColour named from nature 路 馃嚠馃嚦 India +5
White
Titanium dioxide
A brilliant white pigment made from titanium, used in paints, food and sunscreenPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +5
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
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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Lac: Jeffrey W. Lotz, CC BY 3.0, source
- Turmeric: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, source
- Carbon black: FK1954, Public domain, source
- Titanium dioxide: The original uploader was Walkerma at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Dragon's blood: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dragon's blood (from Dracaena cinnabari): Boris Khvostichenko( User:Boriskhv ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source