Winsor & Newton Professional Watercolor - Quinacridone Gold, 14 ml tube
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Product Details
- Color:
- Quinacridone Gold
- Description:
- Professional Watercolors
- Size:
- 14 ml (0.47 oz)
- Format:
- Tube
- No.
- 547
- Series:
- 3
- Mfg #:
- 0105547
Pigment Information
This color contains the following pigments:
PR206-Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red
PV19-Quinacridone Violet
PY150-Nickel Azo Yellow
Pigment Name
PR206-Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red
Pigment Type
organic, quinacridone
Chemical Name
quinacridone pyrrolidine
Chemical Formula
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.
Pigment Name
PV19-Quinacridone Violet
Pigment Type
organic synthetic, quinacridone
Chemical Formula
C20H12N2O2
Properties
Quinacridone Red is a high performance, transparent pigment with an average drying time and uneven dispersal. It is another name for Quinacridone Violet (PV19) and Quinacridone Red (PR192). 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 Violet has excellent lightfastness and is considered the most lightfast organic pigment in this shade range.
Toxicity
Quinacridone Violet 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
Although quinacridone compounds became known in the late 19th century, methods of manufacturing so as to make them practical for use as commercial pigments did not begin until the 1950s. Quinacridone pigments were first developed as coatings for the automotive industry, but were quickly adopted by artists.
Pigment Name
PY150-Nickel Azo Yellow
Pigment Type
inorganic
Chemical Name
nickel azomethine yellow
Chemical Formula
C30H18Cl2N6NiO4
Properties
Nickel Azo Yellow is a transparent, moderately staining yellow pigment with high tinting strength. It is considered a good color match in botanical and landscape painting for natural gamboge (NY24), a historic yellow pigment with fair to poor lightfastness.
Permanence
Nickel azomethine yellow has excellent lightfastness.
Toxicity
Nickel azo yellow pigment is mildly toxic, and is often labeled as hazardous. Avoid respiratory and skin exposure to pigment dust. It should be disposed of properly with other hazardous wastes, not washed down the sink. However, the contribution of artist
History
Nickel azomethine yellow has been developed as an artist pigment becasue it is a close match for gamboge, a historic yellow.
Safety Data Sheet
UPC Code: 50694501
ASIN #: B0006L4TUK