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01618-3783 — Quinacridone Crimson

Golden Open Acrylics are a line of professional colors and mediums formulated to produce a uniquely relaxed set of working characteristics not found in other acrylics. Their versatility allows artists to explore a wider range of techniques.

Quinacridone Crimson

This color contains the following pigments:

PR206—Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red
PR202—Quinacridone Magenta

PR206—Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red

Pigment Type

organic, quinacridone

Chemical Name

quinacridone pyrrolidine

Chemical Formula

n/a

Properties

PR206 offers a deep maroon or bordeaux red. Quinacridone pigments have relatively low tinting strength in general. For this reason, quinacridone colors are often expensive, because more pigment is required in the formulation.

Permanence

Quinacridone pigments have excellent lightfastness.

Toxicity

Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red has no known acute hazards. Overexposure to quinacridone pigments may cause skin irritation. Quinicridone pigments contain a compound found to be a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.

History

It was developed as a maroon or bordeaux red for automotive paints.

Alternate Names

Monastral Maroon

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PR202—Quinacridone Magenta

Pigment Type

organic, dichloroquinacridone

Chemical Name

n/a

Chemical Formula

n/a

Properties

PR202 has a bluish red color, but is more yellow than Quinacridone Red (PR122), which is the modern favorite for Magenta in CMYK (four color) process printing.

Permanence

Although it is not the most famous magenta in the quinacridone family of pigments, PR202 belongs to a related class chemically, and is thus relatively stable and permanent for a bluish red pigment. It is one of the pigments often used in inks and toners for process printing.

Toxicity

Quinacridone Magenta has no acute hazards. Overexposure to quinacridone pigments may cause skin irritation. Quinicridone pigments contain a compound found to be a skin, eye, and respiratory irritant.