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Ochre vs Umber - What's the difference?

ochre | umber |

As nouns the difference between ochre and umber

is that ochre is an earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide while umber is a brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.

As adjectives the difference between ochre and umber

is that ochre is having a yellow-orange colour while umber is of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.

As a verb ochre

is to cover with ochre.

ochre

English

(wikipedia ochre)

Alternative forms

* ocher

Noun

(en noun)
  • An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide
  • A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour
  • (molecular biology, colloquial) The stop codon sequence "UAA."

    • Derived terms

    * brown ochre * gold ochre * purple ochre * red ochre * yellow ochre

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a yellow-orange colour.
  • (archaeology) Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre.

    • Verb

    (ochr)
  • to cover with ochre

    • See also

    * ochrous * kokowai * ruddle *

    Anagrams

    *

    umber

    English

    (wikipedia umber)

    Alternative forms

    * (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a brown clay, somewhat darker than ochre, which contains iron and manganese oxides.
  • A grayling.
  • A dusky brown African wading bird (Scopus umbretta ) allied to the storks and herons.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Of a reddish brown colour, like that of the pigment.
  • * J. R. Drake
    • Their harps are of the umber shade / That hides the blush of waking day.

    Derived terms

    * *

    See also

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