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
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
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
Brown
Terracotta
A clay-based material and colour, known for its reddish-brown toneColour named from nature 路 馃嚠馃嚦 India +4
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
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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
Black
Carbon black
A deep black pigment and filler made by burning carbon-rich materials with little airPigment
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Verdigris
A historic bluish-green pigment formed on copper and used in art since antiquityPigment 路 馃嚞馃嚪 Greece +1
#8A3324
Umber
A natural brown pigment from earth, valued for its warmth and versatility in artPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚲 Cyprus +2
#73C2FB
Maya blueazul maya
A vivid turquoise blue pigment made by the ancient Maya and AztecsPigment 路 馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico +1
#006B3C
Cadmium pigments
A family of strong yellow, orange, red and green pigments made from cadmium compoundsPigment
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
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Rose madder
A traditional red pigment made from the roots of the madder plantPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5
White
Lead white
A dense, opaque white pigment once used in art, home, and cosmetics worldwidePigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +2
Grey
Hematite
A mineral iron oxide, black to red, used since prehistory as a pigment and oreColour named from nature 路 馃嚳馃嚘 South Africa +5
Black
Ebony
A jet-black hardwood valued for its smooth finish and rarityColour named from nature 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5
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Tourmaline喽о窛喽秽陡喽洁穵喽洁窉
A mineral group prized for its rainbow of gemstone coloursColour named from nature 路 馃嚤馃嚢 Sri Lanka +5
Black
Onyx
A banded stone, usually black and white, prized for carving and jewelleryColour named from nature 路 馃嚥馃嚱 Mexico +5
White
Barium sulfate
A dense, white mineral used in pigments, X-rays, and industryPigment
Brown
Goethite
A yellowish to reddish brown mineral used as a pigment since ancient timesPigment 路 馃嚛馃嚜 Germany +3
Red
Iron(III) oxide
A deep red iron compound found in hematite and used as pigment and polishPigment
Black
Manganese dioxide
A black-brown mineral oxide used in batteries, pigments, and chemical reactionsPigment
White
Antimony trioxide
A white antimony compound used in flame retardants and glassmakingPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +4
Green
Chromium(III) oxide
A strong green pigment and polishing compound made from chromium orePigment
Green
Glauconite
A soft green mineral used as a pigment and in fertilisersColour named from nature 路 馃嚙馃嚪 Brazil +2
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
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Gunmetal
A dark copper alloy once used for casting guns and now valued for its strength and finishNamed shade 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States
White
Barium metaborate
A white or clear inorganic compound used in optics and as a pigmentPigment
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Robin egg blue
A blue-green shade named for the eggs of the American robinNamed shade 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China
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Cobalt glass
A deep blue glass coloured with cobalt compounds, used in art and decoration for centuriesPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +2
Yellow
Attic ochre
A prized bright yellow ochre once mined near Athens for art and fine decorationPigment 路 馃嚞馃嚪 Greece
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
Yellow
Lead ochrebleiocker
A group of yellow, orange and red lead-based pigments resembling ochrePigment
Blue
Azure spar
A partly obsolete name for several bright blue ornamental mineralsNamed shade
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
Green
Green pigment
Pigments that give green colour to paint, ink, and art through historyPigment 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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Sienna: DanielCD~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Umber: Gixie, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cadmium pigments: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Maya blue: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Robin egg blue: Laslovarga, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tourmaline: Aurelienreys, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lac: Jeffrey W. Lotz, CC BY 3.0, source
- Turmeric: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, source
- Green pigment: Claude Monet, Public domain, source
- Lead white: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Ebony: CaptMondo, CC BY 2.5, source
- Onyx: Simon Eugster -- Simon 14:41, 11 April 2006 (UTC), CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Carbon black: FK1954, Public domain, source
- Manganese dioxide: Dxz2019, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Zinc oxide: Andrew Silver, USGS, Public domain, source
- Barium sulfate: de:Benutzer:the-viewer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Orpiment: Ra'ike, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Glauconite: Licks-rocks, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Chromium(III) oxide: Solid State, Public domain, source
- Barium metaborate: Totalirus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Dragon's blood: Andy Dingley, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Goethite: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Iron(III) oxide: BXXXD, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Azurite: Ivar Leidus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cobalt glass: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Terracotta: anonymous, CC0, source
- Cinnabar: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lapis lazuli: Adam Ognisty, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Golden ochre: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Attic ochre: ArchaiOptix, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lead ochre: Hubertus Giefers, Public domain, source
- Azure spar: Eric Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.5, source
- Ochre: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Verdigris: No machine-readable author provided. Nartoun assumed (based on copyrig, Public domain, source
- Blue pigment: David Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dragon's blood (from Dracaena cinnabari): Boris Khvostichenko( User:Boriskhv ), CC BY-SA 4.0, source