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Pigments and dyesArcheologists discover hidden tomb untouched for 600 years that's 'like a treasure chest'FestivalsShrichakra Rangoli: How ancient India turned geometry, mathematics and cosmic thought into a sacred art form FestivalsPhotos of the week Colour of the yearEvery 2027 Color of the Year We Know So Far Fashion and designThe 8 Colors Fashion Girls are Building Their Fall Wardrobes Around FestivalsIn India, Holi welcomes spring with a Festival of Colors Colour of the yearTom’s Watch Bar Partners With Dodgers Fan Club Pantone 294 Craft and textilesMore clues to Maya blue Craft and textilesDesigners Say These 6 Unexpected Paint Colors Can Make Any Room Feel Instantly Warmer and More Inviting Craft and textilesMacron and UYBA Volley present the new 2026/27 Game Set Pigments and dyesArcheologists discover hidden tomb untouched for 600 years that's 'like a treasure chest'FestivalsShrichakra Rangoli: How ancient India turned geometry, mathematics and cosmic thought into a sacred art form FestivalsPhotos of the week Colour of the yearEvery 2027 Color of the Year We Know So Far Fashion and designThe 8 Colors Fashion Girls are Building Their Fall Wardrobes Around FestivalsIn India, Holi welcomes spring with a Festival of Colors Colour of the yearTom’s Watch Bar Partners With Dodgers Fan Club Pantone 294 Craft and textilesMore clues to Maya blue Craft and textilesDesigners Say These 6 Unexpected Paint Colors Can Make Any Room Feel Instantly Warmer and More Inviting Craft and textilesMacron and UYBA Volley present the new 2026/27 Game Set

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Colours of printing and ink

Inks for books, banknotes, posters and packaging.

#808080 Grey A neutral colour between black and white, seen in clouds, ash, and undyed woolBasic colour

Grey Hematite A mineral iron oxide, black to red, used since prehistory as a pigment and oreColour named from nature · 🇿🇦 South Africa +5

Grey Greyscale Images made up only of shades of grey, from black to whiteNamed shade

#777777 Gray card A neutral grey reference card for setting exposure and colour balance in photographyNamed shade Grey Middle gray A neutral tone halfway between black and white, used to calibrate cameras and printsNamed shade

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
Greyscale: Unknown author, CC BY 4.0, source
Gray card: Christian H., Public domain, source
Grey: John Fowler, CC BY 2.0, source

The weekly palette

Every Monday: seven colours you may not know, what the world is wearing this week, and one idea about colour.