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Pigments

Properties, composition, preparation, history of use, and identification

Pigments sorted by     Colour  |  Type  |  First date of use   |  Elements  |  Pigment timelines

Atacamite

Atacamite

Antlerite

Antlerite

Carmine Kermes

Carmine Kermes

Carmine Cochineal

Carmine Cochineal

Tyrian Purple

Tyrian Purple

Phthalocyanine green

Phthalocyanine green

YInMn blue

YInMn blue

Pompeiian red

Pompeiian red

Vantablack

Vantablack

Spinel black

Spinel black

Graphite

Graphite

Peach stone black

Peach stone black

Grape seed black

Grape seed black

Titanium dioxide white

Titanium dioxide white

Stil de grain

Stil de grain

Chrome red

Chrome red

Antimony orange

Antimony orange

Bister

Bister

Phthalocyanine blue

Phthalocyanine blue

Han blue

Han blue

Blue verditer

Blue verditer

Manganese blue

Manganese blue

Burnt umber

Burnt umber

Vivianite

Vivianite

Manganese brown

Manganese brown

Caput mortuum

Caput mortuum

Raw sienna

Raw sienna

Lampblack

Lampblack

Manganese black

Manganese black

Manganese violet

Manganese violet

Bismuth vanadate yellow

Bismuth vanadate yellow

Asphalt

Asphalt

Indian yellow

Indian yellow

Cobalt titanate green

Cobalt titanate green

Dragon’s blood

Dragon’s blood

Vine black

Vine black

Egyptian blue

Egyptian blue

Arylide yellow

Arylide yellow

Zinc yellow

Zinc yellow

Lemon yellow

Lemon yellow

Cerulean blue

Cerulean blue

Cobalt yellow

Cobalt yellow

Cadmium red

Cadmium red

Cadmium orange

Cadmium orange

Calcite

Calcite

Chrome orange

Chrome orange

Zinc white

Zinc white

Burnt Sienna

Burnt Sienna

Vandyke brown

Vandyke brown

Umber

Umber

Orange ochre

Orange ochre

Brown ochre

Brown ochre

Realgar

Realgar

Gamboge

Gamboge

Charcoal black

Charcoal black

Indigo

Indigo

Bone black

Bone black

Ivory black

Ivory black

Cobalt violet

Cobalt violet

Naples yellow

Naples yellow

Cadmium yellow

Cadmium yellow

Prussian Blue

Prussian Blue

Verdigris

Verdigris

Green earth

Green earth

Lead white

Lead white

Malachite

Malachite

Viridian

Viridian

Smalt

Smalt

Red lead

Red lead

Red ochre

Red ochre

Yellow ochre

Yellow ochre

Emerald green

Emerald green

Azurite

Azurite

Orpiment

Orpiment

Cobalt blue

Cobalt blue

Chrome yellow

Chrome yellow

Vermilion

Vermilion

Madder lake

Madder lake

Lead-tin yellow

Lead-tin yellow

Ultramarine artificial

Ultramarine artificial

Ultramarine natural

Ultramarine natural

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