The following list includes commercially or artistically important inorganic pigments of natural and synthetic origin.

Purple pigments

Aluminum pigments Copper pigments Cobalt pigments Manganese pigments Gold pigments Arsenic pigments

Blue pigments

Aluminum pigments Cobalt pigments Copper pigments Iron pigments Manganese pigments

Green pigments

Arsenic Pigments Cadmium pigments Chromium pigments Cobalt pigments Copper pigments Other pigments

Yellow pigments

Arsenic pigments Bismuth pigments Cadmium pigments Chromium pigments Cobalt pigments Iron pigments Lead pigments Strontium pigments Titanium pigments Tin pigments Zinc pigments

Orange pigments

Bismuth pigments Cadmium pigments Chromium pigments

Red pigments

Arsenic pigments Cadmium pigments Cerium pigments Iron oxide pigments Lead pigments Mercury pigments

Brown pigments

Clay earth pigments (naturally formed iron oxides)

Black pigments

Carbonaceous pigments Iron pigments Manganese pigments Titanium pigments

White pigments

Antimony pigment Barium pigments Lead pigment Titanium pigment Zinc pigments

Fluorescent pigments

Safety

A number of pigments, especially traditional ones, contain heavy metals such as lead, mercury, and cadmium that are highly toxic. The use of these pigments is now highly restricted in many countries.