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
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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.
PY170—Diarylide Yellow 170
Pigment Type
organic, disazo
Chemical Name
n/a
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
Diarylide Yellow 170 is an orange to reddish yellow that is semi-opaque and has moderate tinting strength, depending on how finely it is ground.
Permanence
Diarylide Yellow 170 has good lightfastness, but is considered inferior to some more expensive pigments of comparable hue, such as Benzimidazolone Yellow.
Toxicity
Diarylide Yellow 170 has no significant acute hazards, but chronic hazards have not been well studied.
History
n/a
Alternate Names
Pigment Yellow FRN, Lysopac™ Geel 7010C