A colourant (english spelling) or colorant is something added to something else to cause a change in colour. Colourants can be:

• Dyes
• Pigments
• Biological pigments
• Inks
• Paint
• Coloured chemicals

For example, colourants could be adding white to tint a paint, or black to shade a paint, ultimately changing the colour or value.

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