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YELLOW
A detail from the Lascaux cave paintings, which feature yellow ochre pigments and have lasted over 17,000 years.

• "Much like its sister colour red ochre, yellow ochre first appeared in prehistoric cave paintings in various locations all around the world. The famous cave paintings of Lascaux from over 17,000 years ago are a prime example, portraying wild animals with vivid glowing tones of yellow. In the following centuries Ancient Egyptians likened yellow to gold which they saw as eternal and indestructible, associating it with gods and the sun."