1. a natural clay earth pigment containing iron oxide, typically yellow or red in color
2. a moderate orange-yellow color

1. having a moderate orange-yellow color

Examples

• The artist mixed ocher with oil to create warm earth tones.
• Ancient cave paintings were often made with red and yellow ocher.
• The pottery was decorated with ocher pigments.
• The desert landscape was painted in shades of ocher and brown.
• She wore an ocher-colored scarf that complemented her autumn outfit.
• The adobe walls had a natural ocher hue.
• Miners extracted ocher from the clay deposits in the hillside.