Colour stories

Since ancient times ochre has been used all over the world for various purposes. Diverse shades of the colour can b...

As one of the primary colours, Magenta is now an essential part of art painting. The dye was developed chemically i...

The pigment Indigo was already popular among artists early on in history. First among the Romans and later, particu...

For a long time, it was thought that Indian yellow was derived from the urine of Indian cows. But the mystery surro...

The beautiful golden yellow was already used in the Middle Ages to colour in ornamental letters and illustrations. ...

The specific colour of a paint, indicated by names such as yellow light, yellow dark, carmine red or ultramarine bl...