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Ochre is a family of earth pigments, which includes yellow ochre, red ochre, purple ochre, sienna, and umber. The major ingredient of all the ochres is iron(III) oxide-hydroxide, known as limonite, which gives them a yellow colour. A range of other minerals may also be included in the mixture: [6]: 134 Yellow ochre (Goldochre) pigment
Berlin and Kay found universal restrictions on the number of basic color terms (BCTs) that a language can have, and on the ways the language can use these terms. The study included data collected from speakers of twenty different languages from a range of language families. Berlin and Kay identified eleven possible basic color categories: white ...
Umber is a natural brown pigment extracted from clay containing iron, manganese, and hydroxides. [11] Umber has diverse hues, ranging from yellow-brown to reddish-brown and even green-brown. The color shade varies depending on the proportions of the components. When heated, umber becomes a more intense color and can look almost black.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 8 January 2025. Varieties of the color brown Brown Common connotations Autumn, Thanksgiving, earth, dirt, chocolate Color coordinates Hex triplet #964B00 sRGB B (r, g, b) (150, 75, 0) HSV (h, s, v) (30°, 100%, 59%) CIELCh uv (L, C, h) (40, 72, 31°) Source ColorXS ISCC–NBS descriptor Strong brown B ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 16 February 2025. For other color lists, see Lists of colors. This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page. Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources. Find sources: "List of colors" alphabetical ...
HP Labs' Online Color Thesaurus, which lists colors found through their Color Naming Experiment, gives tawny as CC7F3B, noting it is "rarely used", and lists its synonyms as: light chocolate, caramel, light brown, and camel. [4] [5] Dictionary of Color [6] lists tawny as AE6938 or A67B5B, and tawny birch as A87C6D, A67B5B or 958070.
Number Sample Colour name Description, examples RAL 8000: Green brown: Under the name Gelbbraun since 1941 for the Afrika Korps of Wehrmacht also used by the Bundeswehr: RAL 8001: Ochre brown: RAL 8002: Signal brown: Extra camouflage colour (to RAL 7021) for vehicles of the Wehrmacht before 1940 RAL 8003: Clay brown: RAL 8004: Copper brown: RAL ...
The pigment is also known as red earth, red ochre, and terra rossa. On the Color Index International, the pigment is known as PR-102. This version is from the Italian Ferrario 1919 color list. The first recorded use of burnt sienna as a color name in English was in 1853. [19]