Colours of screens and design
Websites, apps, film and anything lit from behind.
White
Zinc oxide
A white inorganic powder used in pigments, ointments, ceramics and electronicsPigment · 🇮🇳 India +2
Black
Carbon black
A deep black pigment and filler made by burning carbon-rich materials with little airPigment
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Cobalt blue
A strong, stable blue pigment made from cobalt and alumina since the early 1800sPigment · 🇫🇷 France +3
#007BA7
Cerulean
A blue-green colour once made from cobalt stannate and linked with the skyNamed shade · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
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Cadmium pigments
A family of strong yellow, orange, red and green pigments made from cadmium compoundsPigment
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
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
- Carbon black: FK1954, 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
- Cerulean: Stephhzz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cobalt blue: FK1954, Public domain, source