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Artists' Water Colour

Composition & Permanence

The table below provides technical information on the composition, permanence and characteristics of Artists' Water Colour. For further information on what each heading means and how it can improve your painting, see terms explained.

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Code Colour Name Series Chemical Description CI Name CI Number Permanence ASTM T/O G/St
004 Alizarin Crimson 1 1, 2-dihydroxyanthraquinone lake PR 83 58000 B N/L T St
010 Antwerp Blue 1 Alkali ferriferrocyanide PB 27 77510 A(iv) I T  
016 Aureolin 4 Potassium cobaltinitrite PY 40 77357 A(i)(ii) II T St
025 Bismuth Yellow 3 Bismuth vanadate PY 184 771740 A N/L SO St
056 Brown Madder 1 Quinacridone PR 206 73920 A N/L ST St
059 Brown Ochre 1 Natural iron oxide PBr 7 77492 AA I ST G
074 Burnt Sienna 1 Transparent synthetic iron oxide PR 101 77491 AA I T  
076 Burnt Umber 1 Natural and synthetic iron oxides PBr 7,PR 101, PY 42 77491, 77491, 77492 AA I T  
086 Cadmium Lemon 4 Cadmium zinc sulphide PY 35 77205 A(ii) I O St
089 Cadmium Orange 4 Cadmium zinc sulphide, Cadmium sulphoselenide PY 35, PR108 77205, 77202 A(ii) I O  
094 Cadmium Red 4 Cadmium sulphoselenide PR 108 77202 A(ii) I O G/St
097 Cadmium Red Deep 4 Cadmium sulphoselenide PR 108 77202 A(ii) I O G
106 Cadmium Scarlet 4 Cadmium sulphoselenide PR 108 77202 A(ii) I O St
108 Cadmium Yellow 4 Cadmium zinc sulphide, Cadmium sulphoselenide PY 35, PO20 77205, 77199 A(ii) I O St
111 Cadmium Yellow Deep 4 Cadmium zinc sulphide, Cadmium sulphoselenide PY 35, PR108 77205, 77202 A(ii) I O St
118 Cadmium Yellow Pale 4 Cadmium zinc sulphide PY 35 77205 A(ii) I O St
125 Caput Mortuum Violet 2 Synthetic iron oxide PR 101 77491 AA I O G/St
137 Cerulean Blue 3 Cobalt stannate PB 35 77368 AA I SO G
140 Cerulean Blue (Red Shade) 3 Cobalt stannate PB 35 77368 AA I O G
150 Chinese White 1 Zinc oxide PW 4 77947 AA I SO  
178 Cobalt Blue 4 Cobalt aluminate PB 28 77346 AA I ST G
180 Cobalt Blue Deep 4 Cobalt silicate PB 74 77366 AA N/L ST G
184 Cobalt Green 4 Cobalt nickel titanate PG 50 77377 AA N/L SO G
190 Cobalt Turquoise 4 Cobalt chromite PB 36 77343 AA I SO  
191 Cobalt Turquoise Light 4 Cobalt titanate PG 50 77377 AA N/L SO G
192 Cobalt Violet 4 Cobalt phosphate PV 14 77360 AA I ST G
217 Davy’s Gray 1 Chromium oxide, Carbon black, Zinc oxide, Powdered Slate PG 17, PBk 6, PW 4, PBk 19 77288, 77266, 77947, 77017 AA I SO  
263 French Ultramarine 2 Complex sodium aluminium silicate containing sulphur PB 29 77007 A (iii) I T G
285 Gold Ochre 2 Synthetic iron oxide PY 42 77492 AA I ST St
294 Green Gold 2 Azomethine copper complex PY 129 48042 A N/L T  
311 Hooker’s Green 1 Brominated Copper Phthalocyanine, Isoindolinone PG 36, PO 49 74265, 73900 A I T St
317 Indian Red 1 Synthetic iron oxide PR 101 77491 AA I O  
319 Indian Yellow 1 Nickel dioxine, Benzimidazolone PY 153, PO 62 48545 A II T  
321 Indanthrene Blue 3 Indathrone blue PB 60 69800 A N/L ST  
322 Indigo 1 Carbon black, Quinacridone, Copper phthalocyanine PBk 6, PV19, PB 15 77266, 46500, 74160 A II O St
331 Ivory Black 1 Bone black PBk 9 77267 AA I O G
337 Lamp Black 1 Carbon black PBk 6/7 77266 AA I O  
347 Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate) 4 Nickel titanate PY 53 77788 AA I O G
348 Lemon Yellow Deep 2 Zirconium, Silica, Praseodymium oxide PY 159 77997 AA N/L SO G
362 Light Red 1 Natural iron oxide PR 102 77491 AA N/L SO  
379 Manganese Blue Hue 2 Copper phthalocyanine PB 15 74160 A II SO G
381 Magnesium Brown 1 Iron magnesium oxide PY 119 77496 AA N/L O G
386 Mars Black 1 Synthetic iron oxide PBk 11 77499 AA N/L O G
422 Naples Yellow 1 Titanium dioxide, Chromium titanate PW 6, PBr 24 77891, 77310 AA I O  
425 Naples Yellow Deep 1 Chromium titanate PBr 24 77310 AA I O  
430 Neutral Tint 1 Copper phthalocyanine, Carbon black, Quinacidone PB 15, PBk 6, PV 19 74160, 77266, 46500 A II O St
267 New Gamboge 1 Nickel dioxine PY 153 48545 A II ST  
447 Olive Green 1 Synthetic iron oxide, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine PY 42, PG7 77492, 74260 A I T St
448 Opera Rose 2 Fluorescent dye/resin based pigment, Quinacridone - , PR122 - , 73915 B   ST  
459 Oxide of Chromium 3 Chromium oxide PG 17 77288 AA I O G/St
465 Payne’s Gray 1 Copper phthalocyanine, Carbon black, Quinacridone PB 15, PBk 6, PV 19 74160, 77266, 46500 A II SO St
466 Permanent Alizarin Crimson 3 Quinacridone pyrrolidone, Quinacridone - , PR 206 - 73920 A N/L T St
479 Permanent Carmine 3 Quinacridone pyrrolidone - - A N/L T St
489 Permanent Magenta 3 Quinacridone PV 19 46500 A I T St
491 Permanent Mauve 3 Manganese phosphate PV 16 77742 A I ST G
502 Permanent Rose 3 Quinacridone PV 19 46500 A I T St
503 Permanent Sap Green 1 Brominated copper phthalocyanine, Isoindolinone PG 36, PY 110 73900, 74265 A I T St
460 Perylene Green 2 Perylene PBk 31 71132 A N/L T St
507 Perylene Maroon 3 Perylene PR 179 71130 A N/L T St
470 Perylene Violet 2 Perylene PV 29 71129 A N/L T St
526 Phthalo Turquoise 2 Copper-free phthalocyanine PB 16 74100 A N/L T St
537 Potter’s Pink 2 Calcium, tin, silica, chromium oxide PR 233 77301 AA N/L SO G
538 Prussian Blue 1 Alkali ferriferrocyanide PB 27 77510 A(iv) T St  
547 Quinacridone Gold 3 Quinacridones, Nickel Azo PR 206, PV 19, PY 150 73900/73920, 46500, 12764 A N/L T St
545 Quinacridone Magenta 3 Quinacridone PR 122 73915 A N/L T  
548 Quinacridone Red 3 Quinacridone PR 209 73902 A II T  
552 Raw Sienna 1 Transparent synthetic iron oxides PY 42, PR 101 77492, 77491 AA I T G
554 Raw Umber 1 Natural iron oxide PBr 7 77491 AA I T G
576 Rose Doré 4 Quinacridone, Arylamide PV 19, PY97 46500, 11767 A II T St
587 Rose Madder Genuine 4 Lake of natural madder NR 9 75330 B(i) N/L T G
603 Scarlet Lake 2 BON arylamide PR 188 12467 A II ST St
609 Sepia 1 Carbon black, Synthetic iron oxide PBk 6, PB 101 77266, 77491 AA I O  
637 Terre Verte 1 Natural earth, Hydrated chromium oxide, Cobalt aluminium oxide PG 23, PG 18, PB 28 77009, 77289, 77346 AA I ST G
638 Terre Verte (Yellow Shade) 1 Natural earth PG 23 77009 AA I T G
644 Titanium White (Opaque White) 1 Titanium dioxide PW 6 77891 AA I O  
649 Turner’s Yellow 3 Titanium, tin, zinc, antimony oxide PY 216   AA N/L O  
653 Transparent Yellow 1 Nickel azo PY 150 12764 A I T St
667 Ultramarine (Green Shade) 2 Complex sodium aluminium silicate containing sulphur PB 29 77007 A(iii) I T  
672 Ultramarine Violet 2 Complex sodium aluminium silicate containing sulphur PV 15 77007 A(iii) I ST G
676 Vandyke Brown 1 Carbon black, Synthetic iron oxide PBk 6, PR 101 77266, 77491 AA I ST St
678 Venetian Red 1 Synthetic iron oxide PR 101 77491 AA I O St
692 Viridian 3 Hydrated chromium oxide PG 18 77289 AA I T G
707 Winsor Blue (Green Shade) 1 Copper phthalocyanine PB 15 74160 A II T St
709 Winsor Blue (Red Shade) 1 Copper phthalocyanine PB 15 74160 A II T St
719 Winsor Green (Blue Shade) 1 Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine PG 7 74260 A I T St
721 Winsor Green (Yellow Shade) 1 Brominated copper phthalocyanine PG 36 74265 A I T St
722 Winsor Lemon 1 Benzimidazolone PY 175 11784 A II ST St
724 Winsor Orange 1 Benzimidazolone PO 62 11775 A II SO  
723 Winsor Orange (Red Shade) 1 Pyrrole PO 73 561170 A N/L SO St
726 Winsor Red 1 Pyrrole PR 254 56510 A N/L ST St
725 Winsor Red Deep 1 Pyrrole PR 264 561300 A N/L SO St
733 Winsor Violet (Dioxazine) 1 Carbozole dioxazine PV 23 51319 A N/L T St
730 Winsor Yellow 1 Benzimidazolone PY 154 11781 A I ST St
731 Winsor Yellow Deep 1 Arylide yellow RN PY 65 11740 A II ST  
744 Yellow Ochre 1 Natural iron oxide PY 43 77492 AA I SO
745 Yellow Ochre Light 1 Natural iron oxide PY 43 77492 AA I SO

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