Colours of screens and design
Websites, apps, film and anything lit from behind.
#FFFF00
Yellow
A primary colour between green and orange, seen in sunlight, leaves, and pigmentsBasic colour 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
#003153
Prussian blue
A deep blue pigment first made in Berlin in the early 1700sPigment 路 馃嚡馃嚨 Japan
Yellow
Tartrazine
A synthetic lemon yellow dye widely used in food, cosmetics and medicinesDye
Black
Carbon black
A deep black pigment and filler made by burning carbon-rich materials with little airPigment
#704214
Sepia
A reddish-brown colour named for the ink of the cuttlefishNamed shade
Black
Vantablack
A super-black coating made from carbon nanotubes that absorbs nearly all visible lightPigment
#0047AB
Cobalt blue
A strong, stable blue pigment made from cobalt and alumina since the early 1800sPigment 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +3
#007BA7
Cerulean
A blue-green colour once made from cobalt stannate and linked with the skyNamed shade 路 馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom
#006B3C
Cadmium pigments
A family of strong yellow, orange, red and green pigments made from cadmium compoundsPigment
#2E5090
YInMn Blue
A modern, stable blue pigment made from yttrium, indium and manganese oxidesPigment 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States +1
White
Titanium dioxide
A brilliant white pigment made from titanium, used in paints, food and sunscreenPigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +5
White
Barium sulfate
A dense, white mineral used in pigments, X-rays, and industryPigment
Red
Iron(III) oxide
A deep red iron compound found in hematite and used as pigment and polishPigment
Yellow
Cadmium sulfide
A bright yellow pigment and semiconductor compound made from cadmium and sulfurPigment
#000F89
Phthalo blue
A strong, synthetic blue pigment made from copper phthalocyaninePigment 路 馃嚛馃嚜 Germany +1
#EEE600
Titanium yellow
A strong yellow pigment made from titanium, nickel, and antimony oxidesPigment
Yellow
Pigment Yellow 83
A reddish-yellow diarylide pigment used in inks and plasticsPigment
Yellow
Pigment Yellow 97
A synthetic yellow pigment valued for its high fastness and stabilityPigment
Yellow
Benzimidazolone pigments
A group of strong, lightfast yellow, orange, and red synthetic pigmentsPigment
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
Blue
Brilliant blue FCF
A synthetic blue dye widely used in foods, drinks, and medicinesPigment 路 馃嚭馃嚫 United States
Blue
Viologen
Organic compounds that switch between blue, violet and yellow when reduced or oxidisedPigment
Purple and violet
Pigment Violet 29
A dark red-purple pigment used in paints, inks, and dyesPigment
Red
Iodonitrotetrazolium chloride
A chemical that forms a rusty red dye when reduced in lab assaysPigment
#9400D3
Dark violet
The traditional violet found in paints and coloured pencils before the 1970sNamed shade
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cadmium pigments: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Phthalo blue: Smokefoot, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- YInMn Blue: Mas Subramanian, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Carbon black: FK1954, Public domain, source
- Vantablack: Surrey NanoSystems, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Titanium dioxide: The original uploader was Walkerma at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
- Zinc oxide: Andrew Silver, USGS, Public domain, source
- Barium sulfate: de:Benutzer:the-viewer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cadmium sulfide: Marco Almbauer, Public domain, source
- Iron(III) oxide: BXXXD, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Tartrazine: Buli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Benzimidazolone pigments: Hardcoreraveman, Public domain, source
- Yellow: Mark Robinson, CC BY 2.0, source
- Cerulean: Stephhzz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cobalt blue: FK1954, Public domain, source
- Prussian blue: Picture created by publunch, Public domain, source
- Blue pigment: David Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Sepia: Santiago Perdig贸, Public domain, source
- Brilliant blue FCF: Soldier of Wasteland, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Viologen: Smokefoot, Public domain, source
- Pigment Violet 29: Smokefoot, Public domain, source