Pigments

Ocre jaune clair (= light yellow ochre) is the lightest ochre of Vaucluse.
This pigment is 100% natural.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

Ocre jaune foncé JFLES (Jaune Foncé Lavé Extra Supérieur) (= dark yellow ochre JFLES - Dark Yellow Washed Extra Superior) is our ochre star. It is extracted from ochre ore in our quarry at Gargas (Vaucluse). To recover it pure, it is necessary to follow a long process of extraction, separation, washing, settling, drying and grinding (for more information on the manufacture of ochre, clic HERE). It is also with ocre jaune JFLES (dark yellow ochre JFLES) that ocre rouge RFLES (red ochre RFLES) is made by calcinating it. Its color is luminous, soft.
This pigment is 100% natural. 

Pigment made by Ocres de France

L'Oxy Apt jaune is a pigment preparation based on our yellow ochre. First called "yellow oxide of Apt" in reference to the city of Apt -where is the Ocres de France's factory-, it has become over the time the Oxy Apt jaune (yellow oxy Apt).
This pigment is 98% natural.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

L'ocre Iclès-Sof (= Iclès-Sof ochre) is a pigment preparation based on our yellow ochre, made in 2004.
This pigment is 98% natural.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

Terre jaune d'Italie (= yellow earth from Italy) is a coloured earth which come from the Verona hills. It is dried, purified and ground using hammer mills.
This pigment is 100% natural.

Jaune Indien is a pigment preparation made by Ocres de France.
This pigment is 100% natural.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

Jaune 920 is a synthetic pigment, without any danger for health or the environment.

Jaune tournesol is a pigment preparation created by Ocres de France in 2021.
This pigment is synthetic, without any danger for health or the environment. It is composed of 88% of natural ingredients.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

Jaune citron is a pigment preparation created in 2015 by Ocres de France.
This pigment is synthetic, without any danger for health or the environment. It is composed of 97% of natural ingredients.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

Jaune fluorescent (= fluorescent yellow) is a synthetic pigment, made for decoration and fine arts.

Ocre Havane (= havane ochre) is the only orange hue of the ochres of Vaucluse. It is manufactured in Apt by Ocres de France.
This pigment is 100% natural. 

Pigment fabriqué par la Société des Ocres de France

Orange 960 is a synthetic pigment, without any danger for health or the environment, manufactured in Allemagne.

Ocre rouge RFLES (= red ochre RFLES - dark red washed extra superior) results from the cooking of the ocre jaune JFLES (yellow ochre JFLES), extracted from our quarry in Gargas (Vaucluse). It is the finest ochre, the most followed and the most loaded in iron oxide (for more information, read our article on the manufacture of ochre HERE).
This pigment is 100% natural. 

Pigment made by Ocres de France

L'Oxy Apt rouge is a pigment preparation based on our yellow ochre. First called "red oxide of Apt" in reference to the city of Apt -where is the Ocres de France's factory-, it has become over the time the Oxy Apt rouge (= red oxy Apt).
This pigment is 100% natural.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

Rouge Vénitien (= red Venitian) is a colouring earth extracted in the region of Veneto (Verona). Known since Antiquity, it is sought after in the artistic and restoration fields.
This pigment is 100% natural.

Sangria is a pigment preparation created in 2024 by Ocres de France and made in limited edition. 
This pigment is synthetic, without any danger for health or the environment. It is composed of 97% of natural ingredients.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

Rouge Indien is a natural earth from India. 
This pigment is 100% natural. 

Rouge 110 is a synthetic pigment, without any danger for health or the environment, manufactured in Germany.

Rouge 130 is a synthetic pigment, without any danger for health or the environment, manufactured in Germany.

Rouge 140 is a synthetic pigment, without any danger for health or the environment, manufactured in Germany.

Rouge cassis is a pigment preparation created by Ocres de France in 1998, characterized by a great fineness of material.
This pigment is synthetic, without any danger for health or the environment. 

Pigment made by Ocres de France