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By: Livery: Preserving the Distinction of Rank, Part Two. « Austenonly

[...] were rarely used:  Tenné ( bright chestnut)and Sanquine (maroon)If you go here to the wonderful Patrick Baty’s page on Tinctures you can see exactly how these tinctures were used, and read about...

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By: Livery: Preserving the Distinction of Rank, Part Three. « Austenonly

[...] the colour orange, was included in a secondary way on the Elliot coat of arms. Patrick Baty tell us here that this Heraldic colour or tincture had a specific attribute; ambition. I suppose it is...

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By: Livery: Preserving the Distinction of Rank, Part Three. « Austenonly

[...] the colour orange, was included in a secondary way on the Elliot coat of arms. Patrick Baty tell us here that this Heraldic colour or tincture had a specific attribute; ambition. I suppose this...

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By: Francisco X. Geerman

Hi. I would like to know how I can get a tile in the official color: Larkspur Blue 196 (BCC.) The Aruban Flag was design with this colour, but now the fabricators can’t match the official colour. I...

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By: Patrick

Thank you for your very interesting query. Unfortunately, although I could mix up a tin of paint in that colour I have nothing to do with ceramic tiles.

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By: Kimberly Worley

I was going through and naming my Dragons in a game called DragonVale and couldn’t remember some of the colour names in heraldry. So I googled it. Up came your site. I became so excited, again, about...

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By: Patrick

Thanks for getting in touch. I am delighted that you found the essay of some use.

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By: Martin Sanders

Hi Patrick. I wonder if you can help me. I’ve been an illustrator for 30 years and I’ve recently found myself creating and painting medieval shields. I thought it might be a good idea to research what...

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By: Patrick

Thanks Martin. Yellow and Gold / White and Silver are interchangeable. Their use depends on context. There are many good works on the subject. Some are listed at the bottom of this web page.

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By: Martin sanders

Thanks for your reply. Great to have it confirmed by someone who knows what they’re talking about. I’ll read on.

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