Functional Role

Pigments & Colorants

44 products serving this function

Pigments and colorants add and control color across coatings, plastics, and personal care. RawSource supplies inorganic pigments, oxides, lakes, and dispersions in bulk.

44 products
Natural Extracts & Oils
Annatto Extract (Annatto, Bixin)
An alcohol-based natural colorant extract delivering yellow-to-orange hues for food, beverage, and cosmetic applications.
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Specialty Additives
Astaxanthin
CAS 472-61-7
A red-orange xanthophyll carotenoid used as a pigment in aquaculture feed and as a colorant in feed, food, and cosmetics applications.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Barite (Barium Sulfate, Barytes)
CAS 7727-43-7
A dense, chemically inert white mineral used as a weighting agent in drilling fluids, radiation-shielding concrete aggregate, and filler in paints.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Basic Copper Carbonate (Cupric Carbonate, Malachite)
CAS 12069-69-1
A green powder copper compound used as a pigment, fungicide, algaecide, and copper source in animal feed and bronze plating applications.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Beta-Carotene
CAS 7235-40-7
A 10% cold-water-soluble carotenoid provitamin A used as a yellow-orange colorant in foods, nutritional supplements, and animal feed.
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Specialty Additives
Bilberry Extract (Vaccinium myrtillus)
CAS 84082-34-8
A botanical extract from bilberry fruit standardized for anthocyanin content, used as a raw material in dietary supplements, functional foods, and cosmetics.
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Specialty Additives
Bis(triazinylamino)stilbene Disulfonate (Optical Brightener, FWA)
CAS 16090-02-1
A stilbene-type fluorescent whitening agent that offsets yellowing in fabrics, paper, and textiles by fluorescing under UV light.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Calcium Carbonate
CAS 471-34-1
A white, insoluble powder used as a filler, extender, and calcium source in construction, plastics, paper, paint, and agriculture.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Carbon Black (CB)
CAS 1333-86-4
A fine, high-surface-area elemental carbon used as a reinforcing filler in rubber and tires, black pigment in inks and coatings.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Chromium(III) Oxide (Chromium Oxide Green, Cr2O3)
CAS 1308-38-9
A stable green inorganic oxide used as a colorfast pigment in paints, inks, and ceramics, and in abrasive compounds and refractory materials.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Green No. 8
CAS 6358-69-6
A synthetic organic acid dye used to impart green color in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and industrial formulations, supplied as powder or solution.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Orange No. 4 (Acid Orange 7, Orange II)
CAS 633-96-5
An orange powder monoazo acid dye used as a colorant in cosmetics, hair dyes, and biological staining applications.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Red 7 (Lithol Rubine BCA, Pigment Red 57:1)
CAS 5281-04-9
A synthetic monoazo pigment used as a red colorant in cosmetics, plastics including PVC and polyolefins, and engineered resins.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
D&C Red No. 33
CAS 3567-69-9
A synthetic red azo acid dye powder used to impart red coloration in cosmetic and industrial formulations.
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Specialty Additives
Dihydroxyacetone (DHA)
CAS 96-26-4
A ketotriose and active browning agent used in sunless-tanning formulations, chemical synthesis, and as a humectant and emulsifier.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Fast Green FCF (FD&C Green 3, CI 42053)
CAS 2353-45-9
A water-soluble triarylmethane acid dye used to color foods, drugs, and cosmetics, and as a biological stain in histology.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
FD&C Blue 1 Aluminum Lake (Brilliant Blue FCF, CI 42090, Brillant blue)
CAS 68921-42-6
An insoluble aluminum-lake pigment that anchors Brilliant Blue FCF dye for coloring foods, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, inks, and coated surfaces.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
FD&C Red 40 (Allura Red AC)
CAS 25956-17-6
A synthetic monoazo dye powder used as a red colorant in food products, cosmetics, and personal-care formulations.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
FD&C Red No. 4 (Ponceau SX, C.I. 14700)
CAS 4548-53-2
A water-soluble monoazo acid dye used as a red colorant for wool, silk, nylon, paper, and soap, with applications in wood staining and biological staining.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake (Tartrazine Aluminum Lake)
CAS 1934-21-0
An insoluble yellow colorant used in cosmetics, hair-coloring formulations, and personal care products.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Ferric Hydroxide
CAS 1309-33-7
A reddish-brown precipitate used in water treatment, wastewater purification, and metal finishing applications.
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Acids & Salts
Ferrous Gluconate (Iron(II) Gluconate)
CAS 299-29-6
A fine powder iron salt used as a fortification ingredient in food and animal feed, and as a color-retention agent in processed olives.
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Specialty Additives
Fluorescent Brightener 113 (Optical Brightener BA)
CAS 12768-92-2
A sulfonated stilbene-triazine optical brightener that absorbs UV light and emits blue fluorescence to mask yellowing in textiles and laundry products.
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Amines & Amides
Gentian Violet (Crystal Violet)
CAS 548-62-9
A triarylmethane basic dye used for coloring wood, silk, and paper, and as a colorant in inks and biological stains.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Iron Oxide Black (Synthetic, CI 77499)
CAS 12227-89-3
A synthetic black iron oxide pigment used as a colorant in paints, coatings, plastics, and cosmetics, with filler and adsorbent properties.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Iron Oxide Red (Fe2O3, CI 77491)
CAS 1309-37-1
An iron(III) oxide pigment used in paints, coatings, ceramics, and as a polishing abrasive and catalyst.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Iron Oxide Yellow (Synthetic, CI 77492)
CAS 51274-00-1
A synthetic iron oxide-hydroxide pigment used as a colorant in paints, coatings, polymers, cosmetics, and food applications.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Kaolin (China Clay, White clay)
CAS 1332-58-7
A fine, bright hydrated aluminum silicate clay used as a coating pigment and filler in paper, ceramics, and paints.
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Specialty Additives
L-Erythrulose (Erythrulose)
CAS 533-50-6
A four-carbon ketose sugar used in self-tanning formulations that reacts with skin keratin via the Maillard reaction to develop color.
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Specialty Additives
Laccase Enzyme
CAS 80498-15-3
An oxidoreductase enzyme used in textile bleaching, pulp delignification, and bioremediation applications.
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Lutein (Marigold Extract, Tagetes Erecta)
CAS 127-40-2
A marigold extract standardized to 0.5% lutein used as a natural yellow-orange colorant and pigmenting additive in poultry feed and nutritional supplements.
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Lutein (Xanthophyll)
CAS 127-40-2
A standardized xanthophyll carotenoid powder used as a natural yellow colorant and nutrient ingredient in feed, food, and dietary supplement formulations.
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Specialty Additives
Lycopene (Tomato Extract)
CAS 502-65-8
A tomato-derived extract standardized to 6% lycopene, used as a natural red colorant and antioxidant in food, beverage, and cosmetic formulations.
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Amines & Amides
Methylene Blue
CAS 61-73-4
A synthetic cationic thiazine dye used for coloring textiles and leather, biological staining, and redox titrations.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Mica
CAS 12001-26-2
A layered silicate mineral supplied as thin platelets for pearlescence in cosmetics, reinforcement in coatings and polymers, and electrical insulation.
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Specialty Additives
Phenol Red (Phenolsulfonphthalein)
CAS 143-74-8
A red-orange powder pH indicator functioning across the 6.4–8.2 range for laboratory, biological, and cell-culture applications.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Red Lead (Lead Tetroxide, Pb3O4, orange lead)
CAS 1314-41-6
A bright red-orange lead oxide used as a pigment in glass, ceramics, and paints, and as a component in battery anodes and lubricant coatings.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Talc (Talcum)
CAS 14807-96-6
A fine powder mineral filler and anti-caking agent used in paints, plastics, rubber, ceramics, and paper coatings.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Titanium Dioxide (TiO2)
CAS 13463-67-7
A white pigment with high refractive index and opacity, used in coatings, plastics, paper, and inks for brightness and UV protection.
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Natural Extracts & Oils
Turmeric Extract (Curcumin, Curcuminoids)
CAS 84775-52-0
A standardized turmeric extract containing 95% curcuminoids, used as a natural yellow colorant in food, cosmetics, and dietary supplement formulations.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Ultramarine Blue (Ultramarines)
CAS 57455-37-5
A synthetic inorganic blue pigment used as a colorant in paints, coatings, plastics, printing inks, and as a bluing agent in detergents.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Zinc Carbonate (Basic Zinc Carbonate)
CAS 3486-35-9
An inorganic zinc salt used as a fire-retardant filler in rubber and plastics, pigment, and raw material for ceramics and zinc compounds.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Zinc Oxide (Zinc White)
CAS 1314-13-2
An inorganic white powder used as a vulcanization activator in rubber, pigment and corrosion inhibitor in coatings, and opacifier in ceramics and glass.
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Mineral Fillers & Pigments
Zinc Phosphate
CAS 7779-90-0
A white crystalline powder used as a corrosion inhibitor and primer in coatings, metal treatment, and dental applications.
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