Shadow color

In heraldry, shadow color is used to describe the figures' lack of their own tincture .

Figures that are emblazoned as "in shadow color" are only shown as outlines . They do not have their own color, but the color of the field below.

Examples

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  Shadow color in the shield head of the coat of arms of the Austrian municipality of Hohenthurn .

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  Lion in shadow color in the coat of arms of the Belgian municipality of Trazegnies

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  Ointment vessels in shadow color in the coat of arms of the Collège de chirurgie de Nancy

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  Shadow color in the shells of Thal (Styria)

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  Shadow color of the deer from Lauscha

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  Two bells in the shade of Sławoborze

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  Shadow color in the old coat of arms of Neustadt-Glewe

See also

• Feh (heraldry)
• Furrier (heraldry)
• Ermine (heraldry)
• Damascene (heraldry)

Web links

Commons : Shadow color in the heraldry  collection of images, videos and audio files

• Shadow color . In: Forum of the community of families with coats of arms