Color Swatch created using heavy application/medium application/50% tint and was applied on acrylic primed canvas (7 oz) material.
This color contains the following pigments:
PR255—Coral Red
Pigment Type
organic
Chemical Name
n/a
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
Ciba describes PR255 as a yellowish red pigment with medium hiding power and excellent weather resistance, recommended for use in high grade decorative and industrial paints.
Permanence
Pigment Red 255 has excellent lightfastness and weatherfastness at full strength, and can be used for outdoor applications.
Toxicity
n/a
History
Pigment Red 255 has been used in paint, plastics, printing inks, and automotive finishes.
Alternate Names
Pyrrole Scarlet.
PO73—Transparent Pyrrole Orange
Pigment Type
organic, aminoketone
Chemical Name
dipyrrolopyrrol
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
Transparent Pyrrole Orange is a yellow-shade orange with optimum performance; high saturation and excellent durability, excellent bleed resistance, and intrinsic strength coupled with good opacity and moderate rheology. It is semi-opaque, less opaque than Cadmium Orange.
Permanence
Transparent Pyrrole Orange has been demonstrated to have excellent stability and lightfastness in automotive applications.
Toxicity
The Australian government's Department of Health and Aging, reported in its Summary Report: NA/238 that "Irgazin DPP Orange 16AOA is likely to be of low oral and dermal toxicity in humans and to be non irritating or very slightly irritating to the eyes and skin. It may cause lung irritation due to its particle size."
History
Irgazin Orange was developed as a lead-free alternative opaque orange pigment. It is used in decorative, industrial, and automotive applications, often to color plastics and polymers.
Alternate Names
Irgazin Orange, Bright Orange, Aritint Ornage, Unisphere DPP Orange, Dipyrrolopyrrol Orange
