Internet Colors - Set of 1035 Burnt Umber Color 125 - #8A3324
Burnt umber is made by heating raw umber, which dehydrates the iron oxides and
changes them partially to the more reddish hematite. It is used for both oil
and water color paint.
The first recorded use of burnt umber as a color name in English was in
1650.
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Limonite, or hydrated iron oxide, the basic ingredient of the earth pigment umber | |
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