What are man-made colors? A Guide to Synthetic Pigments and Dyes
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The first synthetic organic dye, mauveine, was accidentally discovered in 1856 by chemist William Henry Perkin, marking the birth of the modern synthetic color industry. This breakthrough fundamentally changed color production by introducing man-made colors, which are chemically manufactured in a lab rather than extracted from natural sources like plants or minerals.
