Composition & Permanence

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

 

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