Colours

In Heraldry a class of Dark Tinctures used in the Blazon. There are seven common tinctures. Five of these are considered to be colours.

Common Tinctures

• Azure (Blue)
• Gules (Red)
• Purpure (Purple)
• Sable (Black)
• Vert (Green)

Rare Tinitures

• Bleu Celeste -Sky Blue (considered improper by many because of it's late invention).
• Brunâtre - Continental colours
• Buff - often employed as a metal, invented by the US institute of heraldry.
• Carnation - he colour of European human skin or pale pink.
• Cendrée - the colour of Iron and Walls, Ash Coloured.
• De piedra - Spanish Heraldry, meaning the colour of stone, or grey.

See Stains, Furs, Metals