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.
PY95—Disazo Condensation Yellow
Pigment Type
organic, disazo condensation
Chemical Name
n/a
Chemical Formula
n/a
Properties
Pigment PY95 is a semi-transparent reddish yellow pigment with high tinting strength, slightly less reddish in hue than the popular PY83.
Permanence
For a yellow organic pigment, Disazo Condensation Yellow 95 has very good lightfastness, although its lightfastness is not as good as that of red disazo condensation pigments.
Toxicity
Disazo Condensation Yellow has no significant acute hazards. Chronic hazards have not been well studied.
History
Disazo Condensation Yellow PY95 is sometimes used in yellow inkjet printer inks and other high-grade, special purpose inks.
Alternate Names
Cromophtal Yellow GR, Transparent Yellow.