Enkaustikos Wax Snaps Encaustic Paints - Anthraquinone Orange, 40 ml cake

Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

PO43-Perinone Orange

Pigment Name

PO43-Perinone Orange

Pigment Type

vat, anthraquinone

Chemical Formula

C26H12N4O2

Properties

Perinone Orange is a strong, clean, reddish orange pigment classified as a vat pigment. It has an average drying time.

Permanence

Perinone Orange has excellent lightfastness and weatherfastness.

Toxicity

Perinone Orange is not considered toxic.

History

Perinone orange is often used in plastics and vinyls, automotive finishes, and printing inks. Its high cost limits its application to products for which superior lightfastness and weather resistance is essential. In textiles, it is used in synthetic fabrics that must survive in harsh conditions, such as tents and awnings.