Composition & Permanence

Code 

Colour Name

Series 

Permanence 

ASTM 

T/O 

G/St 

Chemical Description

CI Name 

CI Number

003

Alizarin Crimson Hue

1

A

-

T

-

Quinacridone pyrrolidine, Quinacridone

- , PR206

- , 73900/73920

074

Burnt Sienna

1

AA

I

T

-

Synthetic iron oxide

PR101

77491

076

Burnt Umber

1

AA

I

O

-

Synthetic iron oxide, Calcined natural iron oxide

PY42, PBr7

77492, 77491

089

Cadmium Orange (USA/Canada only)

2

A(ii)

I

O

-

Cadmium sulphoselenide, Cadmium zinc sulphide

PR108, PY35

77202, 77205

090

Cadmium Orange Hue

1

A

-

T

-

Diarylide yellow, Perinone orange

PY83, PO43

21108, 71105

094

Cadmium Red (USA/Canada only)

2

A

I

O

-

Cadmium sulphoselenide

PR108

77202

095

Cadmium Red Hue

1

A

-

T

St

Perylene, Pyrrole

PR149, PR255

71137, 561050

098

Cadmium Red Deep Hue

1

A

-

T

St

Naphthol AS, Pyrrole

PR188, PR254

12467, -

100

Cadmium Red Light (USA/Canada only)

2

A

I

O

-

Cadmium sulphoselenide

PR108

77202

103

Cadmium Red Pale Hue

1

A

II

T

St

Arylide yellow RN, Pyrrole

PY65, PY255

11740, 561050

108

Cadmium Yellow (USA/Canada only

2

A (ii)

I

O

-

Cadmium zinc sulphide, Cadmium sulphoselenide

PY35, PO20

77205, 77199

109

Cadmium Yellow Hue

1

A

II

T

St

Arylide yellow FGL, Arylide yellow RN

PY97, PY65

11767, 11740

113

Cadmium Yellow Light (USA/Canada only)

2

A (ii)

I

O

-

Cadmium zinc sulphide

PY35

77205

119

Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue

1

A

-

T

St

Arylide yellow RN, Benzimidazolone yellow H6G

PY65, PY175

11740, 11784

137

Cerulean Blue (USA/Canada only)

2

AA

I

O

-

Cobalt stannate

PB35

77368

139

Cerulean Blue Hue

1

A

II

O

-

Copper phthalocyanine

PB15

74160

150

Chinese White

1

AA

I

O

-

Zinc oxide

PW4

77947

178

Cobalt Blue (USA/Canada only)

2

AA

I

O

-

Cobalt aluminate

PB28

77346

179

Cobalt Blue Hue

1

A(iii)

I

T

-

Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur, Coprecipitated zinc sulphide/ barium sulphate

PB29, PW5

77007, 77115

192

Cobalt Violet USA/Canada only)

2

AA

I

T

-

Cobalt phosphate

PV14

77360

231

Dioxazine Violet

1

A

-

T

St

Dioxazine violet

PV23

51319

235

Emerald

1

A

-

O

-

Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Benzimidazolone yellow H6G

PG7, PY175

74260, 11784

266

Gamboge Hue

1

A

II

T

-

Nickel dioxine

PY153

48545

312

Hooker’s Green Dark

1

A

-

T

St

Copper phthalocyanine, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Quinacridone

PB15, PG7, PO49

74160, 74250, 73900

314

Hooker’s Green Light

1

A

-

T

St

Copper phthalocyanine, Quinacridone, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine

PB15, PO49, PG7

74160, 73900, 74260

317

Indian Red

1

AA

I

O

-

Synthetic iron oxide

PR101

77491

322

Indigo

1

A

II

O

-

Copper phthalocyanine, Carbon black, Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur

PB15, PBk7, PB29

74160, 77266, 77007

327

Intense Blue

1

A

II

T

St

Copper phthalocyanine

PB15

74160

329

Intense Green

1

A

I

T

St

Brominated copper phthalocyanine

PG36

74265

331

Ivory Black

1

AA

I

O

-

Bone black

PBk9

77267

337

Lamp Black

1

AA

I

O

-

Carbon black, Carbon black

PBk7, PBk6

77266, 77266

346

Lemon Yellow Hue

1

A

-

T

-

Benzimidazolone yellow H6G

PY175

11784

347

Lemon Yellow Nickel Titanate (USA/Canada only)

2

AA

I

O

-

Nickel titanate

PY53

77788

362

Light Red

1

AA

I

O

-

Synthetic iron oxide

PR101

77491

398

Mauve

1

A

-

T

-

Quinacridone, Carbazole dioxazine

PR122, PV23

73915, 5319

465

Payne’s Gray

1

A

-

T

-

Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur, Carbon black, Copper phthalocyanine

PB29, PBk7, PB15

77007, 77266, 74160

502

Permanent Rose

1

A

I

T

St

Quinacridone violet

PV19

46500

538

Prussian Blue

1

A(iv)

I

T

-

Alkali ferriferrocyanide

PB27

77510

544

Purple Lake

1

A

I

T

St

Quinacridone

PV19

46500

552

Raw Sienna

1

AA

I

T

-

Synthetic iron oxide, Synthetic iron oxide

PY42, PR101

77492, 77491

554

Raw Umber

1

AA

I

T

-

Natural iron oxide, Synthetic iron oxide

PBr7, PY42

77492, 77492

580

Rose Madder Hue

1

A

-

T

-

Quinacridone pyrrolidone, Quinacridone

- , PR206

- , -

599

Sap Green

1

A

-

T

St

Brominated copper phthalocyanine, Quinacridone

PG36, PO49

74265, 73900

609

Sepia

1

AA

I

T

-

Calcined natural iron oxide

PBr7, PBk7

77491, 77266

654

Turquoise

1

A

II

O

-

Copper phthalocyanine, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine

PB15, PG7

74160, 74260

660

Ultramarine

1

A(iii)

I

T

G

Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur

PB29

77007

676

Vandyke Brown

1

AA

I

O

-

Synthetic iron oxide, Calcined natural iron oxide

PR101, PBr7

77491, 77491

692

Viridian (USA/Canada only)

2

AA

I

T

-

Hydrated chromium oxide

PG18

77289

696

Viridian Hue

1

A

I

T

St

Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine

PG7

74260

744

Yellow Ochre

1

AA

I

O

-

Synthetic iron oxide

PY42

77492