# @businessinsider on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=oAGx9HqGh3s
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-20T15:01:20.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Business Insider (@BusinessInsider) — https://gondola.cc/BusinessInsider

## Caption

The world's most expensive colors include a purple pigment made from snail shells and colored pencils that cost 14 times as much as Crayola's. But who's willing to pay sometimes thousands of dollars for these high-quality pigments, and what is behind their price tags? Business Insider visited factories, mines, and secret ateliers to see how different luxury colors are made. 

00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:50 - Lapis Lazuli
00:11:30 - Tyrian Purple
00:22:34 - Henri Roche Pastels
00:37:02 - Colored Pencils
00:51:21 - Pantone
01:14:04 - Indigo
01:31:36 - Oil Paint
01:37:11 - Credits

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How The World's Most Expensive Colors Are Made | So Expensive | Business Insider

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## Tags

pigments, luxurylifestyle, highend

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