Professional Water Colour
The table below provides all the important information about the composition, characteristics and permanence of the Professional Water 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.
Please note: Pigment PR206 will be changed to PR179 soon.
For a detailed explanation of terms used, see terms explained here.
| COLOUR NUMBER | Colour Name | PERMANENCE | LIGHTFASTNESS CODE | PIGMENT CODES | SERIES | Granulation and Staining |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Alizarin Crimson | B | N/A | PR83 | 1 | Staining |
| 10 | Antwerp Blue | A | I | PB27 | 1 | N/A |
| 16 | Aureolin | A | II | PY40 | 4 | Staining |
| 25 | Bismuth Yellow | A | I | PY184 | 3 | Staining |
| 56 | Brown Madder | A | N/A | PR206 | 1 | Staining |
| 59 | Brown Ochre | AA | I | PBr7 | 1 | Granulation |
| 74 | Burnt Sienna | AA | I | PR101 | 1 | N/A |
| 76 | Burnt Umber | AA | I | PBr7,PR101,PY42 | 1 | N/A |
| 86 | Cadmium Lemon | A | I | PY35 | 4 | Staining |
| 89 | Cadmium Orange | A | I | PR108,PY35 | 4 | N/A |
| 94 | Cadmium Red | A | I | PR108 | 4 | Granulation/Staining |
| 97 | Cadmium Red Deep | A | I | PR108 | 4 | Granulation |
| 106 | Cadmium Scarlet | A | I | PR108 | 4 | Staining |
| 108 | Cadmium Yellow | A | I | PO20,PY35 | 4 | Staining |
| 111 | Cadmium Yellow Deep | A | I | PR108,PY35 | 4 | Staining |
| 118 | Cadmium Yellow Pale | A | I | PY35 | 4 | Staining |
| 125 | Caput Mortuum Violet | AA | I | PR101 | 2 | Granulation/Staining |
| 137 | Cerulean Blue | AA | I | PB35 | 3 | Granulation |
| 140 | Cerulean Blue (Red Shade) | AA | I | PB35 | 3 | Granulation |
| 150 | Chinese White | AA | I | PW4 | 1 | N/A |
| 178 | Cobalt Blue | AA | I | PB28 | 4 | Granulation |
| 180 | Cobalt Blue Deep | AA | N/A | PB74 | 4 | Granulation |
| 184 | Cobalt Green | AA | N/A | PG50 | 4 | Granulation |
| 185 | Cobalt Green Deep | AA | I | PG26 | 3 | Granulation |
| 190 | Cobalt Turquoise | AA | I | PB28,PB36 | 4 | Granulation |
| 191 | Cobalt Turquoise Light | AA | N/A | PG50 | 4 | Granulation |
| 192 | Cobalt Violet | AA | I | PV14 | 4 | Granulation |
| 217 | Davy's Gray | AA | I | PBk19,PBk6,PG17,PW5 | 1 | N/A |
| 263 | French Ultramarine | A | I | PB29 | 2 | Granulation |
| 267 | New Gamboge | A | II | PR209,PY150 | 1 | N/A |
| 285 | Gold Ochre | AA | I | PY42 | 2 | Staining |
| 294 | Green Gold | A | N/A | PY129 | 2 | N/A |
| 311 | Hooker's Green | A | I | PG36,PY110 | 1 | Staining |
| 317 | Indian Red | AA | I | PR101 | 1 | N/A |
| 319 | Indian Yellow | A | II | PO62,PY139 | 1 | N/A |
| 321 | Indanthrene Blue | A | N/A | PB60 | 3 | N/A |
| 322 | Indigo | A | II | PB15,PBk6,PV19 | 1 | Staining |
| 331 | Ivory Black | AA | I | PBk9 | 1 | Granulation |
| 337 | Lamp Black | AA | I | PBk6/7 | 1 | N/A |
| 347 | Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate) | AA | I | PY53 | 4 | Granulation |
| 348 | Lemon Yellow Deep | AA | N/A | PY159 | 2 | Granulation |
| 362 | Light Red | AA | N/A | PR102 | 1 | N/A |
| 379 | Manganese Blue Hue | A | II | PB15 | 2 | Granulation |
| 381 | Magnesium Brown | AA | N/A | PY119 | 1 | Granulation |
| 386 | Mars Black | AA | I | PBk11 | 1 | Granulation |
| 422 | Naples Yellow | AA | I | PBr24,PW6 | 1 | N/A |
| 425 | Naples Yellow Deep | AA | I | PBr24 | 1 | N/A |
| 430 | Neutral Tint | A | II | PB15,PBk6,PV19 | 1 | Staining |
| 447 | Olive Green | A | II | PB15:6,PR101,PY65 | 1 | Staining |
| 448 | Opera Rose | B | N/A | PR122 | 2 | N/A |
| 459 | Oxide of Chromium | AA | I | PG17 | 3 | Granulation/Staining |
| 460 | Perylene Green | A | N/A | PBk31 | 2 | Staining |
| 465 | Payne's Gray | A | II | PB15,PBk6,PV19 | 1 | Staining |
| 466 | Permanent Alizarin Crimson | A | N/A | PR206 | 3 | Staining |
| 470 | Perylene Violet | A | N/A | PV29 | 2 | Staining |
| 479 | Permanent Carmine | A | N/A | PV19 | 3 | Staining |
| 489 | Permanent Magenta | A | I | PV19 | 3 | Staining |
| 491 | Permanent Mauve | A | I | PV16 | 3 | Granulation |
| 502 | Permanent Rose | A | II | PV19 | 3 | Staining |
| 503 | Permanent Sap Green | A | I | PG36,PY110 | 1 | Staining |
| 507 | Perylene Maroon | A | N/A | PR179 | 3 | Staining |
| 526 | Phthalo Turquoise | A | N/A | PB16 | 2 | Staining |
| 537 | Potter's Pink | AA | N/A | PR233 | 2 | Granulation |
| 538 | Prussian Blue | A | I | PB27 | 1 | Staining |
| 545 | Quinacridone Magenta | A | N/A | PR122 | 3 | N/A |
| 547 | Quinacridone Gold | A | N/A | PR206,PV19,PY150 | 3 | Staining |
| 548 | Quinacridone Red | A | II | PR209 | 3 | N/A |
| 550 | Quinacridone Violet | A | I | PV55 | 3 | N/A |
| 552 | Raw Sienna | AA | I | PR101,PY42 | 1 | Granulation |
| 554 | Raw Umber | AA | I | PBr7 | 1 | Granulation |
| 576 | Rose Dore | A | II | PV19,PY97 | 4 | Staining |
| 587 | Rose Madder Genuine | B | N/A | NR9 | 4 | Granulation |
| 603 | Scarlet Lake | A | II | PR188 | 2 | Staining |
| 609 | Sepia | AA | I | PBk6,PR101 | 1 | N/A |
| 637 | Terre Verte | AA | I | PB28,PG18,PG23 | 1 | Granulation |
| 638 | Terre Verte (Yellow Shade) | AA | I | PG23 | 1 | Granulation |
| 644 | Titanium White (Opaque White) | AA | I | PW6 | 1 | N/A |
| 649 | Turner's Yellow | AA | N/A | PY216 | 3 | N/A |
| 650 | Transparent Orange | A | I | DPP | 3 | N/A |
| 653 | Transparent Yellow | A | I | PY150 | 1 | Staining |
| 667 | Ultramarine (Green Shade) | A | I | PB29 | 2 | N/A |
| 672 | Ultramarine Violet | A | I | PV15 | 2 | Granulation |
| 676 | Vandyke Brown | AA | I | PBk6,PR101 | 1 | Staining |
| 678 | Venetian Red | AA | I | PR101 | 1 | Staining |
| 692 | Viridian | AA | I | PG18 | 3 | Granulation |
| 697 | Aqua Green | A | I | Phtalo | 3 | Granulation |
| 707 | Winsor Blue (Green Shade) | A | II | PB15 | 1 | Staining |
| 709 | Winsor Blue (Red Shade) | A | II | PB15 | 1 | Staining |
| 710 | Smalt (Dumont's Blue) | A | I | PV15 | 3 | Granulation |
| 719 | Winsor Green (Blue Shade) | A | I | PG7 | 1 | Staining |
| 721 | Winsor Green (Yellow shade) | A | I | PG36 | 1 | Staining |
| 722 | Winsor Lemon | A | N/A | PY175 | 1 | Staining |
| 723 | Winsor Orange (Red Shade) | A | N/A | PO73 | 1 | Staining |
| 724 | Winsor Orange | A | II | PO62 | 1 | N/A |
| 725 | Winsor Red Deep | A | N/A | PR264 | 1 | Staining |
| 726 | Winsor Red | A | N/A | PR254 | 1 | Staining |
| 730 | Winsor Yellow | A | I | PY154 | 1 | Staining |
| 731 | Winsor Yellow Deep | A | II | PY65 | 1 | N/A |
| 733 | Winsor Violet (Dioxazine) | A | N/A | PV23 | 1 | Staining |
| 744 | Yellow Ochre | AA | I | PY43 | 1 | Granulation |
| 745 | Yellow Ochre Light | AA | I | PY43 | 1 | Granulation |
| 890 | Cadmium-Free Yellow | A | I | N/A | 4 | N/A |
| 891 | Cadmium-Free Yellow Deep | A | I | N/A | 4 | N/A |
| 895 | Cadmium-Free Red Deep | A | I | N/A | 4 | N/A |
| 898 | Cadmium-Free Lemon | A | I | N/A | 4 | N/A |
| 899 | Cadmium-Free Orange | A | I | N/A | 4 | N/A |
| 901 | Cadmium-Free Red | A | I | N/A | 4 | N/A |
| 903 | Cadmium-Free Scarlet | A | I | N/A | 4 | N/A |
| 907 | Cadmium-Free Yellow Pale | A | I | N/A | 4 | N/A |