Range :Old Holland Classic Oil ColoursColourname :Caput mortuum violet (mars)Colournumber :66Series :APigment classification :Synthetic iron oxideColour index :PR101Colour index number :n.a.
Caput Mortuum Violet is a soft mauve-brown colour. It is an opaque pigment. It was called Caput Mortuum (meaning 'head of the dead') by the Romans, referring to the colour of dried blood.
