ocher

• Describe un color pálido amarillento-marrón o terroso-amarillo, parecido al pigmento arcilloso natural.

Describes a pale yellow-brown or earthy yellow color, resembling the natural clay pigment.

1. Moderate orange-yellow colorB2formal

   Describing a color that is a moderate shade of orange-yellow, resembling the natural pigment.

   color ocre

   • The walls were painted a warm ocher hue.
   • She wore an ocher scarf that matched the autumn leaves.
   • The artist used ocher tones to create a sunset effect.

   Sinónimosochre

• Sustantivo que designa un color amarillo anaranjado o anaranjado moderado, así como diversas tierras que contienen sílice, alúmina y óxido de hierro, empleadas como pigmento.

A noun referring to a moderate yellow-orange to orange color, or any of various earths containing silica, alumina, and ferric oxide used as a pigment.

1. B2formal

   A moderate yellow-orange to orange color.

   ocre

   • The artist used ocher to paint the sunset.
   • The walls were painted in a warm ocher tone.
   • Ocher is a common color in ancient cave paintings.

   Sinónimosochre

2. B2formal

   Any of various natural earths containing silica, alumina, and ferric oxide, used as a pigment.

   Ocre (pigmento)

   • The ancient Egyptians used ocher for their murals.
   • Ocher was one of the first pigments used by humans.
   • The artist ground ocher into a fine powder to mix with oil.

   Sinónimosochre