Colour stories

In the art of painting cobalt is mainly known as a colour blue. The pigment that was traditionally extracted from a mineral comes, howeve...

Carmine has been used for more than 2000 years in fabrics and cosmetics. In the 18th century pigments in lacquered form derived from scal...

Asphalt, also referred to as bitumen, is a typical example of a colour of which the historical name has remained, but that – fortunately ...