Natural pigments

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'ocre jaune clair (= light yellow ochre) is extracted by hand for tourist purposes in Rustrel, in former ochre quarries a few kilometers from ours, to show the stage of washing. It is then crushed and bagged in the factory of Ocres de France. It is the lightest of all our ochres.
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 by Ocres de France in 2004.
This pigment is 99% 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

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

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'ocre rouge de Puisaye (= red ochre from Puisaye) is extracted in a clay quarry of Puisaye (whose "discovery" is ochre), in the Bourgogne area, then baked, grinded and conditioned in the factory of Ocres de France, in Apt. 
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.

Rouge Ercolano comes from crushed natural red earth extracted from the quarries of San Giovanni Ilarione Veneto (Italy).
This pigment is 100% natural. 

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

La sienne calcinée (= burnt sienna) results from the calcination of natural sienna.
This pigment is 100% natural. 

Pigment made by Ocres de France

La sienne naturelle (= natural Sienna) is of very old use. Before, the Sienna earth came from Italy, near the city of Sienna. It is also found in the Ardennes, Cyprus, Germany, England, Mexico, southern China and India. Since 2017, our Sienna earth is not the same that it used to be before. For any work continuity prior to this date, please contact us.
This pigment is 100% natural. 

Pigment made by Ocres de France

L'ombre de Chypre D (= umber D of Cyprus) is an umber that comes from Cyprus. The umber earth probably owes its name to the latin "umbra" (shadow) which was once used to cast down the colors. Cyprus is the largest producer of earths in the Mediterranean basin. Traces of this earth can be found everywhere. They are taken in the form of clay which makes them accessible and cheap pigments.
This pigment is 100% natural. 

Ocre marron (= brown ochre) is a pigment preparation created by Ocres de France. This pigment is composed of ochre and other iron oxides.

Pigment made by Ocres de France

L'ombre AEK (= AEK umber) is a natural earth purified, calcined and ground from Italy.
This pigment is 100% natural. 
Warning : end of stock for this pigment.

L'ombre brûlée CCCN (= burnt CCCN umber) is a natural earth purified, calcined and ground from Italy.
This pigment is 100% natural. 
Warning : end of stock for this pigment.

L'ombre calcinée (= calcinated umber) is a pigment preparation created by Ocres de France, from Sienna earth.
This pigment is 100% natural. 

Pigment made by Ocres de France

L'ombre de Chypre B (= umber B of Cyprus) is an umber that comes from Cyprus. The umber earth probably owes its name to the latin "umbra" (shadow) which was once used to cast down the colors. Cyprus is the largest producer of earths in the Mediterranean basin. Traces of this earth can be found everywhere. They are taken in the form of clay which makes them accessible and cheap pigments.
This pigment is 100% natural.