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