bister

Also known as bistre, brown lampblack, soot brown, brown black

thumb|upright=1.2| , a wash painting using bistre pigment by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806)

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Color.title: Bistre (G&S) (Spanish Bister)
Color.hex: 80755A
Color.source: Pourpre.com
Color.isccname: Grayish olive

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Variations of bistre
Bistre
Bistre brown
French bistre
Spanish bistre
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thumb|upright=1.2| , a wash painting using bistre pigment by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806)

Bistre (or bister) is a pigment made from soot. Historically, beechwood was burned to produce the soot, which was boiled and diluted with water. Many Old Masters used bistre as the ink for their wash paintings. Bistre's appearance is generally of a dark grayish brown, with a yellowish cast.