What is International Colour Day?

Every year, International Colour Day (March 21st) celebrates all aspects of colour and the impact it has on our lives. The day also encourages people to consider how color makes our world a better place.

Color has played an integral part in our culture from the very beginning of time. People have experimented with new pigments for writing, drawing, and expressing themselves for centuries. e of the oldest known pigments. Red ochre is one of the oldest known pigments. This pigment was discovered in a prehistoric cave painting. The pigment was created by iron-rich soil. Artists as early as 40,000 years ago, artists used animal fat, burned charcoal, and chalk to produce various shades of color. Brown, yellow, black, and white were among the many colors created during this time, as well as red, yellow, black, and white.

Since that time, people have been able to produce millions of different colors. Humans are capable of seeing ten million different colours, according to some scientists. Some people believe there are much more shades than that, but there are certainly more than that. This is because of the different shades of light that affect color. According to One colour expert, there are actually 18 decillion shades.. If you are curious how many it is, it is the number 18 followed by 33 zeroes, followed by 33 zeroes. That's a lot of colors for our viewing pleasure!