Composition & Permanence

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

Code

Colour Name

Series

Permanence

Chemical Description

CI Name

CI Number

ASTM

T/O

014

Antique Gold

3

A

Titanium coated mica/iron oxide

-

-

-

SO

039

Azo Yellow Deep

2

A

Arylide yellow RN

PY65

11740

I

ST

019

Azo Yellow Medium

2

A

Arylamide

PY74

11741

I

ST

025

Bismuth Yellow

4

A

Bismuth vanadate

PY184

-

I

O

060

Buff Titanium

1

AA

Titanium dioxide, Synthetic iron oxides

PW6, PY42, PBK 11

77891, 77492, 77499

I

O

074

Burnt Sienna

1

AA

Synthetic iron oxide

PR101

77491

I

T

076

Burnt Umber

1

AA

Natural iron oxide

PBr7

77491

I

T

086

Cadmium Lemon

3

A

Cadmium zinc sulphide

PY35

77205

I

O

089

Cadmium Orange

3 (4)*

A

Cadmium sulphoselenide

PO20

77202

I

O

097

Cadmium Red Deep

3 (4)*

A

Cadmium sulphoselenide

PR108

77202

I

O

100

Cadmium Red Light

3 (4)*

A

Cadmium sulphoselenide

PR108

77202

I

O

099

Cadmium Red Medium

3 (4)*

A

Cadmium sulphoselenide

PR108

77202

I

O

111

Cadmium Yellow Deep

3

A

Cadmium zinc sulphide, Cadmium sulphoselenide

PY35, PO20

77205, 77202

I

O

113

Cadmium Yellow Light

3

A

Cadmium zinc sulphide

PY35

77205

I

O

116

Cadmium Yellow Medium

3

A

Cadmium zinc sulphide

PY35

77205

I

O

137

Cerulean Blue

5

AA

Cobalt stannate

PB35

77368

I

O

130

Cerulean Blue Chromium

4

AA

Cobalt chromite

PB36

77343

I

O

139

Cerulean Blue Hue

2

A

Titanium dioxide, Ultramarine, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine

PW6, PB29, PG7

77891, 77007, 74260

I

O

162

Chromium Oxide Green

3

AA

Chromium oxide

PG17

77288

I

O

178

Cobalt Blue

4

AA

Cobalt aluminate

PB28

77346

I

SO

180

Cobalt Blue Deep

5

AA

Cobalt silicate

PB73

77364

I

SO

184

Cobalt Green

4

AA

Cobalt titanate

PG50

77377

I

O

185

Cobalt Green Deep

3

AA

Cobalt chromite

PG26

77344

I

SO

190

Cobalt Turquoise

5

AA

Cobalt chromite

PB36

77343

I

ST

191

Cobalt Turquoise Light

4

AA

Cobalt titanate

PG50

77377

I

O

217

Davy’s Gray

1

A

Synthetic iron oxide, Hydrated aluminium silicate

PY42, PBk19

77492, 77017

I

T

229

Dioxazine Purple

3

A

Carbazole dioxazine

PV23

51319

II

T

283

Gold

3

A

Titanium coated mica/iron oxide

-

-

-

SO

285

Gold Ochre

1

AA

Synthetic iron oxide

PY42

77492

I

O

292

Graphite Gray

2

AA

Graphite

Pbk10

77265

I

O

294

Green Gold

4

A

Azomethine copper complex

PY129

48042

-

T

311

Hooker’s Green

2

A

Isoindolinone, Brominated copper phthalocyanine

PY110, PG36

56280, 74265

-

T

321

Indanthrene Blue

3

A

Indanthrone

PB60

69800

I

T

330

Iridescent White

3

A

-

-

-

-

SO

331

Ivory Black

1

AA

Bone black

PBk9

77267

I

O

346

Lemon Yellow

2

A

Arylamide

PY3

11710

II

ST

362

Light Red

1

AA

Natural iron oxide

PR102

77491

I

SO

386

Mars Black

1

AA

Synthetic iron oxide

PBk11

77499

I

O

415

Mixing White

1

AA

Titanium dioxide

PW6

77891

I

SO

421

Naphthol Red Light

2

A

Naphthol AS-D

PR112

12370

II

ST

423

Naphthol Red Medium

2

A

Naphthol carbamide

PR170

12475

II

ST

422

Naples Yellow

2

AA

Chromium titanate, Titanium dioxide

PBr24, PW6

77310, 77891

-

O

425

Naples Yellow Deep

2

AA

Chromium titanate

PBr24

77310

-

O

439

Nickel Azo Yellow

3

A

Nickel azo complex

PY150

12764

-

T

447

Olive Green

2

A

Bone black, Azomethine copper complex, Isoindolinone

PBk9, PY129, PY139

77267, 48042, 56298

-

T

465

Payne’s Gray

1

A

Ultramarine, Bone black, Bone black

PB29, PBk9

77007, 77267

I

SO

466

Permanent Alizarin Crimson

3

A

Anthraquinone, Dioxazine, Dioxazine

PR177, PV23

65300, 51319

-

T

502

Permanent Rose

3

A

Quinacridone

PV19

46500

I

T

503

Permanent Sap Green

3

A

Diarylide, Copper phthalocyanine, Bone black

PY83, PB15:3, PBk9

21108, 74160, 77267

I

T

460

Perylene Green

4

A

Perylene

PBk31

71132

-

ST

507

Perylene Maroon

4

A

Perylene

PR179

71130

-

T

464

Perylene Red

4

A

Perylene

PR149

71137

I

T

470

Perylene Violet

4

A

Perylene

PV29

71129

-

T

515

Phthalo Blue Green Shade

2

A

Copper phthalocyanine

PB15:3

74160

I

T

514

Phthalo Blue Red Shade

2

A

Copper phthalocyanine

PB15:1

74160

I

T

522

Phthalo Green Blue Shade

2

A

Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine

PG7

74260

I

T

521

Phthalo Green Yellow Shade

2

A

Brominated copper phthalocyanine

PG36

74265

I

T

526

Phthalo Turquoise

3

A

Metal free phthalocyanine

PB16

74100

-

T

537

Potter’s Pink

3

AA

Calcium, tin, silica, chromium oxide

PR233

77301

-

SO

519

Pyrrole Orange

4

A

Pyrrole

PO73

-

-

ST

534

Pyrrole Red

4

A

Pyrrole

PR254

56110

I

O

536

Pyrrole Red Light

4

A

Pyrrole

PR255

561050

I

O

549

Quinacridone Burnt Orange

4

A

Quinacridone

PR206

73900/73920

I

T

547

Quinacridone Gold

4

A

Nickel azo, Quinacridone

PY150, PO49

12764, 73900

I

T

545

Quinacridone Magenta3

3

A

Quinacridone

PV19

46500

I

T

548

Quinacridone Red

3

A

Quinacridone

PR209

73905

I

T

550

Quinacridone Violet

3

A

Quinacridone

PR122

73915

I

T

552

Raw Sienna

1

AA

Synthetic iron oxides

PY42, PR101

77492, 77491

I

T

554

Raw Umber

1

AA

Natural iron oxide

PBr7

77492

I

T

557

Raw Umber Light

1

AA

Natural iron oxide

PBr7

77492

I

T

560

Red Iron Oxide

1

AA

Synthetic iron oxide

PR101

77491

I

O

573

Renaissance Gold

3

A

Titanium coated mica/iron oxide

-

-

-

SO

617

Silver

3

A

-

-

-

-

SO

624

Silver No.2

3

A

-

-

-

-

SO

644

Titanium White

1

AA

Titanium dioxide

PW6

77891

I

O

664

Ultramarine Blue

2

A

Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur

PB29

77007

I

T

672

Ultramarine Violet

2

A

Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur

PV15

77007

I

T

691

Violet Iron Oxide

1

AA

Synthetic iron oxide

PR101

77491

I

O

737

Yellow Iron Oxide

1

AA

Synthetic iron oxide

PY42

77492

I

O

744

Yellow Ochre

1

AA

Natural iron oxide

PY43

77492

I

ST