Payne's grey

English

Etymology

Named after the watercolour painter William Payne.

Noun

Payne's grey

  1. (art) A dark blue-grey colour used in painting, originally a mixture of iron blue (Prussian blue), yellow ochre and crimson lake.

Alternative forms

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