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:
PO34—Diarylide Orange
Pigment Type
organic, disazo
Chemical Name
n/a
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
Diarylide Orange is a bright, reddish orange.
Permanence
n/a
Toxicity
n/a
History
Diarylide Orange has been widely used in printing inks, plastics, emulsions, coatings, and textile printing.
Alternate Names
Diacetanil Orange, Acosil Orange, Helio Orange, Sunbrite Orange
PY73—Hansa Yellow
Pigment Type
monoazo
Chemical Name
n/a
Chemical Formula
C17H15ClN4O5
Properties
This Hansa Yellow ranges from reddish yellow to greenish yellow with temperature shifts from cool to warm hues. It has good tinting strength and average to slow drying time.
Permanence
This Hansa Yellow has excellent lightfastness, particularly in the darker shades.
Toxicity
Hansa Yellow has no significant acute hazards, though its chronic hazards have not been well studied.
History
Hansa Yellows were first made in Germany just before WW1 from a series of synthetic dyestuffs called Pigment Yellow. They were intended to be a synthetic replacement for Cadmium Yellow.
Alternate Names
Arylide, Arylide Yellow, Azo, Brilliant Yellow, Monoazo, Monolite Yellow, Permanent Yellow.
PR210—Naphthol Red Medium
Pigment Type
organic, naphthol AS
Chemical Name
n/a
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
Pigment PR210 is a semi-transparent, bluish red pigment.
Permanence
Pigment PR210 has very good lightfastness, but its performance is considered inferior to PR170, another naphthol red.
Toxicity
Naphthol Reds are not considered toxic. They may cause eye, skin, or respiratory irritation. Contact with dry pigment should be avoided.
History
Pigment PR210 is used primarily in inks and waterbased paints.
Alternate Names
Sunbrite Red 210, BON Arylamide Red, Permanent Red F6RK.