Heraldic Tinctures
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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.
Colours and Metals
The metals are or and argent, representing gold and silver respectively, although in practice they are often depicted as yellow and white.
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(White or Silver) |
(Yellow or Gold) |
(Blue) |
(Red) |
(Purple/Violet) |
(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.
| Vair | Counter-Vair | Potent | Counter-Potent | Ermine | Ermines | Erminois | Pean | Papellone |
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