Ochre: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Ochre is a color, usually described as golden-yellow or light yellow brown. As a painting pigment it exists in at least three forms:

• yellow ochre, Fe

₂ O ₃ • H ₂ O , a hydrated Iron oxide

• red ochre, Fe₂O₃, obtained by heating yellow ochre
• brown ochre (Goethite), also partly hydrated iron oxide (rust)

Color Coordinates

Hex triplet = #CC7722 RGB (r, g, b) = (204, 119, 34) CMYK (c, m, y, k) = (0, 85, 170, 50) HSV (h, s, v) = (30, 83, 80)