Sanguine (heraldry)
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Sanguine is a tincture in heraldry, otherwise one of the "staynard colours" (stains) and is sometimes taken to be equivalent to murrey. It is a brownish red, the colour of venous blood.
The Heraldic Tincture Series |
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Rule of Tincture |
Metals: | Argent | Or | |
Colours: | Azure | Gules | Purpure | Sable | Vert | |
Furs: | Ermine | Vair | Potent | |
Stains: | Murrey | Tenné | Sanguine | |
Other: | Bleu celeste | Carnation | Cendrée | Orange | |