pigments
Hues in powder
Pigments are substances that give color to materials by absorbing certain wavelengths of light and reflecting others.
Natural pigments come from minerals, plants, and animals; synthetic ones are manufactured.
Pigments are mixed into paints, inks, dyes, and cosmetics.
In biology, pigments like melanin and chlorophyll determine skin color and enable photosynthesis: The pigments in autumn leaves emerge as chlorophyll breaks down.
Color's specific character
- tintFaint color addition
- shadeDarkness from blocked light
- toneQuality of sound
- saturationState of complete permeation
chroma · intensity · vibrancy · opacity · transparency · lightfastness · permanence · undertone
Colored coating substance
- dyePigment for changing hues
- inkWriting fluid
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
oil · gouache · tempera · pastel · stain · palette · medium · binder
Iron-rich earth pigment
- umberNatural earth pigment
- siennaEarthy artist's pigment
- vermilionVivid red-orange pigment
- ultramarineDeep blue from lapis
cinnabar · malachite · azurite · lapis lazuli · cobalt · cadmium · titanium · zinc
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- melaninNatural coloring compound
- carotenoidsFat-soluble plant pigments
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
- bilirubinHemoglobin degradation byproduct
lutein · myoglobin · flavonoids · eumelanin · guanine
hue
Color's specific character
saturation · chroma · intensity · vibrancy · opacity · transparency · lightfastness · permanence · undertone · value
paint
Colored coating substance
- dyePigment for changing hues
- inkWriting fluid
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
acrylic · oil · gouache · tempera · pastel · stain · palette · medium · binder · wash
ochre
Iron-rich earth pigment
ultramarine · cinnabar · malachite · azurite · lapis lazuli · cobalt · cadmium · titanium · zinc · iron oxide
chlorophyll
Light-harvesting plant pigment
- melaninNatural coloring compound
- carotenoidsFat-soluble plant pigments
- hemoglobinErythrocyte's oxygen-binding protein
bilirubin · lutein · myoglobin · flavonoids · eumelanin · guanine
- colorantsdye, dyes, tint, tints, stain
- Food Colorantscarmine, annatto, beet red, natural color, artificial colors
- watercolor paintingaquarelle, wash, wet-on-wet, drybrush, washes
- phytochemistryphytochemicals, alkaloids, flavonoids, terpenes, glycosides
- Algaculturemicroalgae, macroalgae, seaweed farming, spirulina, chlorella
- construction chemicalsadmixtures, plasticizers, accelerators, retarders, sealants
- dark pigment
- lake pigmentDye rendered insoluble for paint
- skin pigmentationNatural dermal hue
- blue pigmentColoring agent, cool-toned
- plant pigmentsCompounds coloring vegetation
- black pigmentLight-absorbing coloring substance