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| <center>Argent <br /> (White or Silver) || <center>Or <br /> (Yellow or Gold) || <center> Azure <br /> (Blue) || <center> Gules <br /> (Red) || <center> Purpure <br /> (Purple/Violet) || <center> Sable <br /> <center>(Black) || <center> Vert <br /> (Green)  
| <center>Argent <br /> (White or Silver) || <center>Or <br /> (Yellow or Gold) || <center> Azure <br /> (Blue) || <center> Gules <br /> (Red) || <center> Purpure <br /> (Purple/Violet) || <center> Sable <br /> <center>(Black) || <center> Vert <br /> (Green)  
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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.


==Furs==
==Furs==

Revision as of 10:10, 24 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

Metal Metal Colour Colour Colour Colour Colour
Argent
(White or Silver)
Or
(Yellow or Gold)
Azure
(Blue)
Gules
(Red)
Purpure
(Purple/Violet)
Sable
(Black)
Vert
(Green)

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.

Furs

There are examples of other "furs" but these are the most common.

Name Type Example
Vair Fur
Counter-Vair Fur
Potent Fur
Counter-Potent Fur
Ermine Fur
Ermines Fur
Erminois Fur
Pean Fur
Papellone Fur