colour chart Rembrandt water colour

Chinese white Transp. titanium white Cadmium lemon Perm.lemon yellow Cadmium yellow L Azo yellow L Cadmium yellow M Azo yellow M Cadm.yellow D +++ 108 21 PW4 Azo yellow D +++ 112 1 PW6 Aureoline +++ 207 23 PY35 Indian yellow +++ 254 22 PY184 Gamboge +++ 208 23 PY35 Naples yellow D +++ 268 2 PY154 Naples yellow red +++ 271 23 PY35 Cadmium orange +++ 269 2 PY154/PO62 Perm. orange +++ 210 23 PY35/PO20 Vermilion

+++ 270 2 PY154/PO43 Cadmium red L

+++ 242 3 PY150 Permanent red L

+++ 244 2 PY154/PO48 Cadmium red M

+++ 238 2 PY150/PO48 Permanent red M

+++ 223 21 PBr24/PY53/PW6 Cadmium red D

+++ 224 21 PY42/PO43/PW6 Permanent red D

+++ 211 23 PO20/PY35 Permanent madder L

+++ 266 2 PO73/PY154 Madder deep

+++ 311 2 PR255/PY154 Alizarin crimson

+++ 303 23 PR108/PO20 Permanent madder

+++ 370 2 PR255/PY154 Carmine

+++ 314 23 PR108 Quinacridone rose

+++ 377 2 PR255 Permanent red violet

+++ 306 23 PR108 Perm.madder purple

+++ 371 2 PR254 Cobalt violet

+++ 321 2 PR254/PV19 Mauve

+ 331 2 PR83 Perm. blue violet

+ 326 2 PR83 Ultramarine violet

+++ 336 2 PR264/PV19 French ultramarine

+++ 318 2 PR264/PV19 Ultramarine D

+++ 366 2 PV19 Cobalt blue (ultram.)

+++ 567 2 PV19 Cobalt blue

+++ 325 2 PR264/PV19 Cerulean blue

+++ 539 2 3 G PV14 Cerulean bl.(phthalo)

+++ 532 2 PV19/PB15 Phthalo blue red

+++ 568 2 PV19/PB15 Phthalo blue green

+++ 507 2 G PV15 Prussian blue

+++ 503 2 G PB29 Indanthrene blue

+++ 506 1 PB29 Indigo

+++ 512 1 PB29/PW6 Turquoise blue

+++ 511 23 PB28 Bluish green

+++ 534 2 3 PB35

+++ 535 2 PB15/PW6 Permanent green

+++ 583 2 PB15 Emerald green

+++ 576 2 PB15 Cobalt green

+++ 508 1 PB27 Viridian

Perm.yellow green

+++ 585 2 PB60 Phthalo green

+++ 533 21 PB15/PBk6 Hooker green D

+++ 522 2 PB15/PG7 Hooker green L

+++ 640 2 PG7/PB15 Sap green

+++ 633 2 PY154/PG7 Olive green

+++ 662 2 PG7/PY154 Green earth

+++ 615 2 PG36 Chromium ox.green

+++ 610 23 G PG19 Yellow ochre

+++ 616 2 PG18 Gold ochre

+++ 675 2 PG7 Transp.ox.yellow

+++ 645 2 PG7/PY150 Raw sienna

+++ 644 2 PG7/PY150 Burnt sienna

+++ 623 2 PY150/PG7 Transp.ox.red

+++ 620 2 PG7/PY150/PV19 Perm.madder brown

+++ 629 1 G PG23 Light oxide red

+++ 668 22 PG17 Venetian red

+++ 227 1 PY43/PY42 Indian red

+++ 231 1 PY43 Burnt umber

+++ 265 2 PY42 Raw umber

+++ 234 1 PY43

+++ 411 1 PBr7 Sepia

+++ 378 2 PR101 Vandyke brown

+++ 324 2 PR264/PR101 Paynes grey

+++ 339 21 PR101 Neutral tint

+++ 349 21 PR101 Ivory black

+++ 347 21 PR101/PR264 Lamp black

+++ 409 1 PBr7

Transp. ox. brown

+++ 408 1 PBr7

+++ 426 2 PR101

+++ 416 1 PBk7/PR101

+++ 403 21 PR101/PBk7

+++ 708 21 PBk6/PB15

+++ 715 21 PBk6/PV19

+++ 701 21 G PBk6

+++ 702 21 PBk6/PBk9

Explanations of the signs from left to right Example: Cadmium yellow M

+++ 271 23 PY35 PY35 = pigments used (see explanation on page 200)

degree of lightfastness +++ = 100 years completely lightfast under museum conditions (78 colours) ++ = 25 - 100 years lightfast under museum conditions + = 10 - 25 years lightfast under museum conditions (2 colours) 0 = 0 - 10 years lightfast under museum conditions The lightfastness of all these colours has been tested in accordance with ASTM Standards D4303 271 = colour number

Opacity 2 = semi-transparent (26 colours) 3 = price series = also available in tube of 20 ml u = colour with high adhesion (11 colours) G = Granulating colours (11 colours which give a light grainy effect) are indicated with a G

Transparency Most Rembrandt water colour tones are very transparent because of the use of pure gum arabic and the pigments chosen. A few colours are slighty less transparent because of the specific pigment used, such as cadmium colours.

Nevertheless, since water colours are usually heavily diluted, this will be scarcely visible. These less transparent colours are marked with a 2.