Yr Eiliwiau Herodrol. - The Heraldic Tinctures
tincture(s) - eiliw(iau) metal(s) - metel(au) or - aur* argent - arian* copper - efydd (bronze) fur(s) - blewyn (blew) ermine - carlwm (stoat) vair - dringhedydd (squirrel) colour(s) - lliw(iau) azure - glas gules - coch purpure - cochlas (red-blue) sable - du vert - gwyrdd* murrey - gwinau (wine) sanguine - gwaedlyd (bloody) tenné - barcliw (tan-colour) carnation - gwridog (blushing) bleu celeste - piglas (pallid blue) buff - llygliw (mousy-colour) cendrée - llwyd orange - melyngoch (yellow-red) rose - rosliw (rose colour) brunatre - brown* red ochre - ocr coch yellow ochre - ocr melyn white - gwyn proper - naturiol
*denotes words are actually cognate with anglo-norman names.













