Schmincke Horadam Aquarell Watercolor - Transparent Brown, Full Pan

Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

PBr41-Pigment Brown 41

Pigment Name

PBr41-Pigment Brown 41

Pigment Type

organic, disazo condensation

Chemical Name

disazo condensation brown

Properties

Pigment Brown 41 offers good covering strength and medium tinting strength. It is transparent and heavily staining. These properties are ideal for watercolor painting, where a transparent brown has traditionally been achieved by mixing other pigments.

Permanence

Pigment Brown 41 has very good to excellent lightfastness.

Toxicity

Although no acute toxic effects are known, possible hazards of chronic exposure have not been well studied.

History

Pigment Brown 41 has been used to color paints and plastics.  It one of a series of disazo condensation pigments synthesized and commercialized late in the 20th century.