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Composition and Permanence

The table below provides technical information on the composition, permanence and characteristics of Artists' Oil Colour. For further information, click on the heading to see what each means.

Code Colour Name Series Permanence ASTM T/O Chemical Description CI Name CI Number
004 Alizarin Crimson 2 B - T 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone lake PR83 58000
025 Bismuth Yellow 4 A - O Bismuth vanadate PY184 -
034 Blue Black 1 A I SO Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur Bone black PB29, PBk9 77007, 77267
042 Bright Red 1 A - T Pyrrol PR254 56110
056 Brown Madder 1 A I T Natural iron oxide, Anthraquinone PBr7, PR177 77491, 65300
059 Brown Ochre 1 AA I ST Natural iron oxide PBr7 77491
058 Bronze 2 A - SO Iron oxides/titanium dioxide coated mica - -
074 Burnt Sienna 1 AA I T Synthetic iron oxide PR101 77491
076 Burnt Umber 1 AA I T Calcined natural earth PBr7 77491
084 Cadmium Green Pale 4 A I O Hydrated chromium oxide, Cadmium zinc sulphide PG18, PY35 77289, 77205
086 Cadmium Lemon 4 A I O Cadmium zinc sulphide PY35 77205
089 Cadmium Orange 4 A I O Cadmium sulphoselenide, Cadmium sulphoselenide PO20, PR108 77202, 77202
094 Cadmium Red 4 A I O Cadmium sulphoselenide PR108 77202
097 Cadmium Red Deep 4 A I O Cadmium sulphoselenide PR108 77202
106 Cadmium Scarlet 4 A I O Cadmium sulphoselenide PR108 77202
108 Cadmium Yellow 4 A I O Cadmium zinc sulphide PY35 77205
111 Cadmium Yellow Deep 4 A I O Cadmium sulphoselenide, Cadmium zinc sulphide PO20, PY35 77202, 77205
118 Cadmium Yellow Pale 4 A I O Cadmium zinc sulphide PY35 77205
137 Cerulean Blue 4 AA I SO Cobalt stannate PB35 77368
142 Charcoal Grey 1 AA - ST Ground charcoal PBk8 77268
147 Chrome Green Deep Hue 1 A I O Copper phthalocyanine, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Synthetic iron oxide PB15, PG7, PY42 74160, 74260, 77492
149 Chrome Yellow Hue 1 A I SO Arylide yellow, Benzimidazolone orange PY74, PO62 11741, 11775
178 Cobalt Blue 4 AA I ST Cobalt aluminate PB28 77346
180 Cobalt Blue Deep 5 AA - ST Cobalt zinc silicate PB74 77366
183 Cobalt Chromite Green 4 AA I O Cobalt chromite PG26 77344
184 Cobalt Green 5 AA I SO Cobalt chromite, Cobalt titanate PG26, PG50 77344, 77377
190 Cobalt Turquoise 5 AA I O Cobalt chromite PB36 77343
191 Cobalt Turquoise Light 4 AA I O Cobalt titanate PG50 77377
192 Cobalt Violet 5 AA I ST Cobalt phosphate PV14 77360
201 Cremnitz White 1 A I O Basic lead carbonate PW1 77597
214 Copper 2 A - SO Iron oxides/titanium, dioxide coated mica - -
217 Davy’s Gray 2 AA I ST Synthetic iron oxide, Carbon black, Slate powder PY42, PBk7, PBk19 77492, 77262, 77017
242 Flake White Hue 1 AA I O Titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide PW6, PW4 77891, 77947
246 Flake White No.1 1 A I O Zinc oxide, Basic lead carbonate PW4, PW1 77947, 77597
257 Flesh Tint 2 A I O Zinc oxide, Quinacridone, Synthetic iron oxide PW4, PV19, PY42 77947, 73900, 77492
261 Foundation White 1 A I O Basic lead carbonate, Zinc oxide PW1,PW4 77597, 77947
263 French Ultramarine 2 A(iii) I T Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur PB29 77007
283 Gold 2 A - SO Iron oxides/titanium dioxide coated mica - -
285 Gold Ochre 1 AA I O Synthetic iron oxide PY42 77492
294 Green Gold 2 A I T Azomethine copper complex PY129 48042
317 Indian Red 2 AA I O Synthetic iron oxide PR101 77491
319 Indian Yellow 2 A I T Synthetic iron oxide, Isoindolinone PR101, PY139 77491, 56298
320 Indian Yellow Deep 2 A I T Nickel azo PY150 12764
321 Indanthrene Blue 4 A I T Indanthrone PB60 69800
322 Indigo 2 A I T Copper phthalocyanine, Complex sodium alumino - silicate containing sulphur, Carbon black PB15, PB29, PBk7 74160, 77007, 77266
330 Iridescent White 1 A - SO Titanium dioxide coated mica - -  
331 Ivory Black 1 AA I SO Bone black PBk9 77267
333 Jaune Brillant 1 A I O Quinophthalone, Synthetic iron oxide, BON Arylamide (Naphthol AS), Titanium dioxide PY138, PY42, PR188, PW6 56300, 77492, 12467, 77891
337 Lamp Black 1 AA I O Carbon black PBk6 77266
347 Lemon Yellow Hue 4 AA I O Nickel titanate PY53 77788
362 Light Red 1 AA I O Synthetic iron oxide PR101 77491
379 Manganese Blue Hue 1 A I T Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Copper phthalocyanine PG7, PB15 74260, 74160
380 Magenta 2 A I T Dioxazine violet, Quinacridone red PV23, PR122 51319, 73915
386 Mars Black 2 AA I O Synthetic iron oxide PBk11 77499
395 Mars Violet Deep 2 AA I O Synthetic iron oxide PR101 77491
400 Mauve Blue Shade 1 A I T Quinacridone, Dioxazine violet, Copper phthalocyanine PV19, PV23, PB15 73900, 51319, 74160
422 Naples Yellow 1 A - O Zinc oxide, Chromium titanate PW4, PBr24 77947, 77310
425 Naples Yellow Deep 2 AA - O Chromium titanium oxide PBr24 77310
426 Naples Yellow Light 1 A I O Titanium dioxide, Quinophthalone, Benzimidazalone PW6, PY138, PO62 77891, 56300, -
447 Olive Green 2 A I T Isoindolinone, Carbon black PY110, PBk6 11775, 77266
459 Oxide of Chromium 4 AA I O Chromium oxide PG17 77288
465 Payne’s Gray 1 AA I ST Powdered slate, Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur, Synthetic iron oxide, Carbon black PBk19, PB29, PR101, PBk6 77017, 77007, 77491, 77266
468 Permanent Alizarin Crimson 4 A I T Anthraquinone PR177 65300
479 Permanent Carmine 2 A - T Quinacridone/Pyrrol - -  
481 Permanent Green 2 A II ST Quinophthalone, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Titanium dioxide PY138, PG7, PW6 56300, 74260, 77891
482 Permanent Green Deep 2 A I ST Quinophthalone, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Titanium dioxide PY138, PG7, PW6 56300, 74260, 77891
483 Permanent Green Light 2 A I ST Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Titanium dioxide, Arylide yellow PG7, PW6, PY47 74260, 77891, -
489 Permanent Magenta 2 A I T Quinacridone PV19 73900
491 Permanent Mauve 4 AA I ST Manganese phosphate PV16 77742
502 Permanent Rose 2 A I T Quinacridone PV19 73900
505 Perylene Black 1 A - ST Perylene black PBk31 71132
511 Pewter 2 A - SO Iron oxides/titanium dioxide coated mica - -  
526 Phthalo Turquoise 1 A I T Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Copper phthalocyanine PG7, PB15 74260, 74160
538 Prussian Blue 1 A I T Alkali ferriferrocyanide PB27 77510
540 Prussian Green 2 A I T Isoindolinone, Copper phthalocyanine PY110, PB15 56280, 74160
543 Purple Madder 2 A - T Benzimidazalone, Quinacridone PBr25, PV19 12510, 73900
544 Purple Lake 1 A - T Carbazole dioxazine, Benzimidazolone brown PV23, PBr25 51319, 12510
545 Quinacridone Magenta 2 A I T Quinacridone PR122 73915
548 Quinacridone Red 4 A - T Quinacridone PR209 73905
552 Raw Sienna 1 AA I ST Natural iron oxide, Synthetic iron oxide PY43, PY42 77492, 77492
554 Raw Umber 1 AA I ST Natural iron oxide PBr7 77492
557 Raw Umber Light 1 AA I ST Natural iron oxide PBr7 77491
558 Raw Umber (Green Shade) 1 AA I ST Natural iron oxide PBr7 77491
573 Renaissance Gold 2 A - SO Iron oxides/titanium dioxide coated mica - -  
576 Rose Doré 5 A II T Lake of natural madder Nat.R9 75330
587 Rose Madder Genuine 5 A II T Lake of natural madder Nat.R9 75330
599 Sap Green 4 A I T Isoindolinone, Copper phthalocyanine PY110, PB15 56280, 74160
603 Scarlet Lake 2 A - T Pyrrol PR255 561050
617 Silver 2 A - SO Aluminium flake PM1 77000
635 Terra Rosa 1 AA I O Synthetic iron oxide PR101 77491
637 Terre Verte 1 AA I T Natural earth, Hydrated chromium oxide PG23, PG18 77009, 77289
644 Titanium White 1 AA I O Titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide PW6, PW4 77891, 77947
646 Transparent Gold Ochre 2 AA I ST Natural iron oxide, Synthetic iron oxide PBr7, PY42 77492, 77492
647 Transparent Red Ochre 1 AA I ST Natural iron oxide PR101 77491
648 Transparent Brown Oxide 1 AA I T Synthetic iron oxide PR101 77491
653 Transparent Yellow 4 A - T Azo condensation PY128 20037
655 Transparent White 1 AA I ST Titanium dioxide, Zinc oxide PW6, PW4 77891, 77947
657 Transparent Maroon 2 A - T Benzimidazalone PBr25 12510
667 Ultramarine (Green Shade) 1 A(iii) I T Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur PB29 77007
672 Ultramarine Violet 2 A(iii) I T Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur PV15 77007
674 Underpainting White 1 AA I O Titanium dioxide Zinc oxide PW6, PW4 77891, 77947
676 Vandyke Brown 1 A - T Bituminous earth Calcined natural iron oxide Nat.Br8 , PBr7 - , 77491
678 Venetian Red 1 AA I O Synthetic iron oxide PR101 77491
692 Viridian 4 AA I T Hydrated chromium oxide PG18 77289
706 Winsor Blue (Red Shade) 2 A I T Copper phthalocyanine PB15 74160
707 Winsor Blue (Green Shade) 2 A I T Copper phthalocyanine PB15 74160
708 Winsor Emerald 2 A I O Brominated copper phthalocyanine, Zinc oxide PG36, PW4 74265, 77947
720 Winsor Green 2 A I T Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine PG7 74260
721 Winsor Green (Yellow shade) 2 A I T Brominated copper phthalocyanine PG36 74265
722 Winsor Lemon 2 A II ST Arylide yellow PY3 11710
724 Winsor Orange 2 A - SO Pyrrol PO73 561170
725 Winsor Red Deep 2 A I ST Perylene red PR149 71137
726 Winsor Red 2 A - SO Pyrrol, Pyrrol PR255, PR254 561050, 56110
730 Winsor Yellow 2 A I ST Arylide yellow PY74 11741
731 Winsor Yellow Deep 2 A I ST Arylide yellow RN PY65 11740
733 Winsor Violet (Dioxazine) 2 A I T Carbazole dioxazine PV23 51319
744 Yellow Ochre 1 AA I ST Natural iron oxide PY43 77492
745 Yellow Ochre Light 1 AA I ST Natural iron oxide PY43 77492
746 Yellow Ochre Pale 1 AA I O Synthetic iron oxide PY42 77492
748 Zinc White 1 AA - O Zinc oxide PW4 77947