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Heraldic Tinctures: Tincture is the limited palette of colors and patterns used in heraldry. They are classified as metals, colours, or furs. As a general rule of Heraldic Design, do not put Metals on Metals or Colors on Colors. | Heraldic Tinctures: Tincture is the limited palette of colors and patterns used in heraldry. They are classified as metals, colours, or furs. As a general rule of Heraldic Design, do not put Metals on Metals or Colors on Colors. | ||
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Revision as of 19:23, 20 November 2022
Heraldic Tinctures: Tincture is the limited palette of colors and patterns used in heraldry. They are classified as metals, colours, or furs. As a general rule of Heraldic Design, do not put Metals on Metals or Colors on Colors.
Colours and Metals
| Name | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Argent (White or Silver) | Metal | 
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| Or (Yellow or Gold) | Metal | 
|
| Azure (Blue) | Color | 
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| Gules (Red) | Color | 
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| Purpure (Purple/Violet) | Color | 
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| Sable (Black) | Color | 
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| Vert (Green) | Color | 
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Furs
| Name | Type | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Vair | Fur | 
|
| Counter-Vair | Fur | 
|
| Potent | Fur | 
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| Counter-Potent | Fur | 
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| Ermine | Fur | 
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| Ermines | Fur | 
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| Erminois | Fur | 
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| Pean | Fur | 
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| Papellone | Fur | 
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Stains
Stains (stainand colours or staynard colours): are generally not used in SCA Heraldry. In medieval heraldry, the use of a stain represents a less-than honorable augmentation (abatement or rebatement) imposed by an heraldic authority or by royal decree for misconduct. These colours include:
- Murrey: Deep mulberry-coloured, or reddish purpl (Darker than Purpure).
- Sanguine: Blood-red (darker than Gules)
- Tenné (tawny): orange-tawny colour, though orange is considered distinct in continental European and African heraldic traditions.
