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:
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.
PY150—Nickel Azo Yellow
Pigment Type
inorganic
Chemical Name
nickel azomethine yellow
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
n/a
Permanence
Nickel azomethine yellow has excellent lightfastness.
Toxicity
n/a
History
Nickel azomethine yellow is a close match to gamboge, a historic yellow.
Alternate Names
Gamboge Hue
PR206—Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red
Pigment Type
organic, quinacridone
Chemical Name
quinacridone pyrrolidine
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
A deep maroon or bordeaux red.
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
