What's a Heraldic Tincture?

Tincture is the limited palette of colours and patterns used in heraldry. The need to define, depict, and correctly blazon the various tinctures is one of the most important aspects of heraldic art and design.

What does the word heraldic mean?

The art and science of devising, displaying, and granting armorial insignia and of tracing and recording genealogies is called heraldry. The use of heraldic symbols, or “coats of arms,” as a means of identification spread through European nobility in the 13th century.

What are tincture lines?

Tincture is a relatively small palette of colors used in heraldry dating back to 12^th and 13^th century Europe. ... The vertical bars with stripes represent the color red and the plain bars represent the color silver or white.