ochre
Mustard-toned mineral color
Ochre is an earthy pigment ranging from yellow to deep orange-brown, made from clay containing iron oxide.
The word describes both the natural mineral and colors in that range: ochre walls, the ochre landscape of the outback.
Also spelled ocher, especially in American English.
Reddish-brown color
- umberNatural earth pigment
- siennaEarthy artist's pigment
- tawnyWarm brownish-yellow hue
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
burnt orange · rust · amber · saffron · goldenrod · mustard · raw sienna · burnt sienna
Fe plus oxygen
- hematiteIron oxide ore
- limoniteHydrated iron oxide ore
- colorantSubstance that imparts hue
- natural dyePlant-derived fabric tint
cave painting · body paint · Aboriginal art · rock art · Lascaux · Altamira · tempera · fresco
Moldable earth for ceramics
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- outcropSurfacing native stone
quarry · formation · stratum · bedrock · ironstone · laterite · weathering · oxidation
russet
Reddish-brown color
terracotta · burnt orange · rust · amber · saffron · goldenrod · mustard · raw sienna · burnt sienna · red oxide
iron oxide
Fe plus oxygen
natural dye · cave painting · body paint · Aboriginal art · rock art · Lascaux · Altamira · tempera · fresco · wash
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- mineralNaturally formed crystalline solid
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
outcrop · quarry · formation · stratum · bedrock · ironstone · laterite · weathering · oxidation · ferric
outback
Remote interior wilderness
mesa · butte · cliff · badlands · dune · plateau · arid · parched · sun-baked · dusty
autumn
Post-summer cooling period
- harvestGathering mature crops
- sunsetDay yielding to darkness
- golden hourWarm-lit period near sunset
ember · hearth · rustic · earthy · muted · cozy · spice · cinnamon · nutmeg · ginger
- Indigenous AustraliansAboriginal, Dreamtime, traditional lands, Dreaming, corroboree
- yellow pigmentscadmium yellow, lemon yellow, gamboge
- colorsred, blue, green, yellow, orange
- Australasiakangaroo, koala, Sydney, Melbourne, outback
- Australianakangaroo, Vegemite, boomerang, koala, didgeridoo
- prehistorystone tools, Neolithic, Stone Age, caveman, cavemen
ochreblue
Primary color; also sad
cerulean · cobalt blue · azure · ultramarine · indigo
- yellow ochreEarthy brownish-gold pigment
- red ochreIron oxide pigment
- red ocherIron-rich earth pigment