It contains pigments which give the hair its individual colour.

But the leaves also contain other pigments whose colors are masked during the growing season.

Some shells contain pigments which are incorporated into the structure.

Melanosomes found in certain fish species contain pigments that control the color of the fish's scales.

The second type is the melanophores, which contains black and brown pigments such as the melanins.

Some animals are coloured purely incidentally because their blood contains pigments.

Hard pastels are made the same way as a soft pastel but contain more binder and less pigment.

The third type is the xanthophores which contains yellow pigments in the forms of carotenoids.

Colour in fish is controlled by special skin cells called Chromatophores, which contain pigments.

They could contain oil, latex, gum, resin or pigments etc.