Artists Oil Colour
The table below provides all the important information about the composition, characteristics and permanence of the Artists' Oil Colour range. You can use it to tell you how a colour will appear on your surface (transparency/opacity), how long it will last (permanence) and what pigments it is made from (chemical description) plus much more.
For a detailed explanation of terms used, see terms explained here.
| Colour Name | OPACITY | PERMANENCE | LIGHTFASTNESS CODE | PIGMENT CODES | Series | VEHICLE OIL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alizarin Crimson | T | B | 50903955 | PR83 | 2 | Linseed Oil |
| Bismuth Yellow | O | A | II | PY184 | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Blue Black | SO | A | I | PB29,PBk9 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Bright Red | T | A | II | PR254 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Bronze | SO | A | II | N/A | 2 | Safflower Oil |
| Brown Madder | T | A | I | PBr7,PR177 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Brown Ochre | ST | AA | I | PBr7 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Burnt Sienna | T | AA | I | PR101 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Burnt Umber | T | AA | I | PBr7 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium Green Pale | O | A | I | PG18,PY35 | 4 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium Lemon | O | A | I | PY35 | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium Orange | O | A | I | PO20 PR108 | 4 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium Red | O | A | I | PR108 | 4 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium Red Deep | O | A | I | PR108 | 4 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium Scarlet | O | A | I | PR108 | 4 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium Yellow | O | A | I | PY35 | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium Yellow Deep | O | A | I | PO20 PY35 | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium Yellow Pale | O | A | I | PY35 | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium-Free Green Pale | O | A | N/A | N/A | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium-Free Lemon | O | A | N/A | N/A | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium-Free Orange | O | A | N/A | N/A | 4 | Linseed Oil |
| Cadmium-Free Red | O | A | N/A | N/A | 4 | Linseed Oil |
| Cadmium-Free Red Deep | O | A | N/A | N/A | 4 | Linseed Oil |
| Cadmium-Free Scarlet | O | A | N/A | N/A | 4 | Linseed Oil |
| Cadmium-Free Yellow | O | A | N/A | N/A | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium-Free Yellow Deep | O | A | N/A | N/A | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Cadmium-Free Yellow Pale | O | A | N/A | N/A | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Cerulean Blue | SO | AA | I | PB35 | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Charcoal Grey | ST | AA | I | PBk8 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Chrome Green Deep Hue | O | A | I | PB15,PG7,PY42 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Chrome Yellow Hue | SO | A | I | PO62,PY74 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Cobalt Blue | ST | AA | I | PB28 | 4 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Cobalt Blue Deep | ST | AA | II | PB74 | 5 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Cobalt Chromite Green | O | AA | I | PG26 | 4 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Cobalt Green | SO | AA | I | PG26,PG50 | 5 | Safflower Oil |
| Cobalt Turquoise | O | AA | I | PB36 | 5 | Safflower Oil |
| Cobalt Turquoise Light | O | AA | I | PG50 | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Cobalt Violet | ST | AA | I | PV14 | 5 | Safflower Oil |
| Copper | SO | A | II | N/A | 2 | Safflower Oil |
| Davy's Gray | ST | AA | I | PBk19,PBk7,PY42 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Flake White Hue | O | AA | I | PW4,PW6 | 1 | Safflower Oil |
| French Ultramarine | T | A | I | PB29 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Gold | SO | A | II | N/A | 2 | Safflower Oil |
| Gold Ochre | O | AA | I | PY42 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Green Gold | T | A | I | PY129 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Indanthrene Blue | T | A | I | PB60 | 4 | Linseed Oil |
| Indian Red | O | AA | I | PR101 | 2 | Linseed Oil |
| Indian Yellow | T | A | I | PR101,PY139 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Indian Yellow Deep | T | A | I | PY150 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Indigo | T | A | I | PB15,PB29,PBk7 | 2 | Linseed Oil |
| Iridescent White | SO | A | II | N/A | 1 | Safflower Oil |
| Ivory Black | SO | AA | I | PBk9 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Jaune Brillant | O | A | I | PR188,PW6,PY138,PY42 | 1 | Safflower Oil |
| Lamp Black | O | AA | I | PBk6 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Lemon Yellow Hue | O | AA | I | PY53 | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Light Red | O | AA | I | PR101 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Magenta | T | A | I | PR122,PV23 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Manganese Blue Hue | T | A | I | PB15,PG7 | 1 | Safflower Oil |
| Mars Black | O | AA | I | PBk11 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Mars Violet Deep | O | AA | I | PR101 | 2 | Linseed Oil |
| Mauve (Blue Shade) | T | A | I | PB15,PV19,PV23 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Mineral Green Deep | O | A | I | PG26 | 3 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Naples Yellow | O | AA | I | PBr24,PW5,PY42 | 1 | Safflower Oil |
| Naples Yellow Deep | O | AA | I | PBr24 | 2 | Safflower Oil |
| Naples Yellow Light | O | A | I | PO62,PW6,PY138 | 1 | Safflower Oil |
| Olive Green | T | A | I | PBk6,PY110 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Orange Laque Mineral | O | A | I | PO67 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Oriental Blue | T | A | I | PB15:6 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Oxide of Chromium | O | AA | I | PG17 | 4 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Pale Rose Blush | O | A | I | PV19,PW4,PY42 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Payne's Gray | ST | AA | I | PB29,PBk19,PBk6,PR101 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Permanent Alizarin Crimson | T | A | I | PR177 | 4 | Linseed Oil |
| Permanent Carmine | T | A | I | PV19 | 2 | Linseed Oil |
| Permanent Green | ST | A | II | PG7,PW6,PY138 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Permanent Green Deep | ST | A | I | PG7,PW6,PY138 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Permanent Green Light | ST | A | I | PG7,PW6,PY74 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Permanent Magenta | T | A | I | PV19 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Permanent Mauve | ST | AA | I | PV16 | 4 | Linseed Oil |
| Permanent Rose | T | A | I | PV19 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Perylene Black | ST | A | I | PBk31 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Pewter | SO | A | II | N/A | 2 | Safflower Oil |
| Phthalo Turquoise | T | A | I | PB15,PG7 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Prussian Blue | T | A | I | PB27 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Prussian Green | T | A | I | PB15,PY110 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Purple Lake | T | A | II | PBr25 PV23 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Purple Madder | T | A | II | PBr25,PV19 | 2 | Linseed Oil |
| Quinacridone Magenta | T | A | I | PR122 | 2 | Safflower Oil |
| Quinacridone Red | T | A | II | PR209 | 4 | Safflower Oil |
| Raw Sienna | ST | AA | I | PY42,PY43 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Raw Umber | ST | AA | I | PBr7 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Raw Umber (Green Shade) | ST | AA | I | PBr7 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Raw Umber Light | ST | AA | I | PBr7 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Renaissance Gold | SO | A | II | N/A | 2 | Safflower Oil |
| Rose Dore | T | A | II | NR9 | 5 | Safflower Oil |
| Rose Madder Genuine | T | A | II | NR9 | 5 | Safflower Oil |
| Ruby Madder Alizarin | T | A | I | PR187 | 3 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Sap Green | T | A | I | PB15,PY110 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Scarlet Lake | SO | A | I | PR255 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Silver | SO | A | N/A | P Met 1 | 2 | Safflower Oil |
| Smalt (Dumont's Blue) | T | A | I | PV15 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Terra Rosa | O | AA | I | PR101 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Terre Verte | T | AA | I | PG18,PG23 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Titanium White | O | AA | I | PW4,PW6 | 1 | Safflower Oil |
| Transparent Brown Oxide | T | AA | I | PR101 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Transparent Gold Ochre | ST | AA | I | PY42,PY43 | 2 | Linseed Oil |
| Transparent Maroon | T | A | II | PBr25 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Transparent Orange | T | A | I | DPP | 4 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Transparent Red Ochre | ST | AA | I | PR102 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Transparent Yellow | T | A | I | PY128 | 4 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Ultramarine (Green Shade) | T | A | I | PB29 | 1 | Safflower Oil |
| Ultramarine Pink | T | A | I | PR259 | 3 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Ultramarine Violet | T | A | I | PV15 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Underpainting White (Fast Drying) | O | AA | I | PW4,PW6 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Vandyke Brown | T | AA | II | PBk9,PBr7,PR101 | 1 | Linseed Oil |
| Venetian Red | O | AA | I | PR101 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Viridian | T | AA | II | PG18 | 4 | Linseed Oil |
| Warm Brown Pink | O | A | I | PY164 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Winsor Blue (Green Shade) | T | A | I | PB15 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Winsor Blue (Red Shade) | T | A | I | PB15 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Winsor Emerald | O | A | I | PG36,PW5 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Winsor Green (Phthalo) | T | A | I | PG7 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Winsor Green (Yellow shade) | T | A | I | PG36 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Winsor Lemon | ST | A | II | PY3 | 2 | Safflower Oil |
| Winsor Orange | SO | A | II | PO73 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Winsor Red | SO | A | II | PR254,PR255 | 2 | Linseed Oil |
| Winsor Red Deep | ST | A | I | PR149 | 2 | Linseed Oil |
| Winsor Violet (Dioxazine) | T | A | I | PV23 | 2 | Safflower Oil |
| Winsor Yellow | ST | A | I | PY74 | 2 | Linseed Oil |
| Winsor Yellow Deep | ST | A | I | PY65 | 2 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Yellow Ochre | ST | AA | I | PY43 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Yellow Ochre Light | ST | AA | I | PY43 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Yellow Ochre Pale | O | AA | I | PY42 | 1 | Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil |
| Zinc White | O | AA | I | PW4 | 1 | Safflower Oil |