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Artists' Soft Pastels

Composition & Permanence

The table below provides technical information on the composition, permanence and characteristics of Artists' Soft Pastels. For further information on what each heading means and how it can improve your painting, see terms explained.  

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Code  Colour Name Tint Permanence  Chemical Description CI Name CI Number
074 Burnt Sienna 1,2,3,4,5 AA Synthetic iron oxide, Synthetic iron oxide PY42, PR101 77492, 77491
076 Burnt Umber 1,2,3,4,5 AA Synthetic iron oxide, Calcined natural iron oxide PR101, PBr7 77491, 77491
125 Caput Mortuum 1,2,3,4,5 AA Synthetic iron oxide PR101 77491
139 Cerulean Blue Hue 1,2,3,4,5 A Copper phthalocyanine PB15, 74160
142 Charcoal Grey - AA Black iron oxide PBk11 77499
179 Cobalt Blue Hue 1,2,3,4,5 A(iii) Copper phthalocyanine, Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur PB15, PB29 74160, 77007
217 Davy’s Gray 1,2,3,4,5 A Black iron oxide, Chromium oxide PBk11, PG17 77499, 77288
263 French Ultramarine 1,2,3,4,5 A(iii) Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur PB29 77007
285 Gold Ochre 1,2,3,4,5 AA Synthetic iron oxide PY42 77492
296 Green Ochre 1,2,3,4,5 AA Chromium oxide, Synthetic iron oxide PG17, PY42 77288, 77492
298 Green Earth 1,2,3,4,5 A Chromium oxide, Synthetic iron oxide PG17, PB29 77288, 77007
311 Hooker’s Green 1,2,3,4,5 A Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Chromium oxide PG7, PG17 74260, 77288
317 Indian Red 1,2,3,4,5 AA Synthetic iron oxide PR101 77491
321 Indanthrene Blue 1,2,3,4,5 A Indanthrone PB60 69800
331 Ivory Black - AA Amorphous carbon PBk6 77266
337 Lamp Black - AA Amorphous carbon PBk6 77266
447 Olive Green 1,2,3,4,5 A Synthetic iron oxide, Chromium oxide PY42, PG17 7,749,277,288
459 Oxide of Chromium 1,2,3,4,5 AA Chromium oxide PG17 77288
465 Payne’s Gray 1,2,3,4,5 A(iii) Black iron oxide, Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur PBk11, PB29 77499, 77007
466 Permanent Alizarin Crimson 1,2,3,4,5 BA Pyrrole, Pyrrole PR264, PR264 561300, 561300
481 Permanent Green 1,2,3,4,5 A Bismuth vanadate, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine PY184, PG7 - - , 74260
483 Permanent Green Light 1,2,3,4,5 A Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Bismuth vanadate PG7, PY184 74260, -
502 Permanent Rose 1,2,3,4,5 A Quinacridone PV19 46500
503 Permanent Sap Green 1,2,3,4,5 A Chromium oxide, Synthetic iron oxide PG17, PY42 77288, 77492
545 Quinacridone Magenta 1,2,3,4,5 A Quinacridone PR122 73915
550 Quinacridone Violet 1,2,3,4,5 A Quinacridone PV19 46500
552 Raw Sienna 1,2,3,4,5 AA Synthetic iron oxide, Synthetic iron oxide PR101, PY42 77491, 77492
554 Raw Umber 1,2,3,4,5 AA Natural iron oxide PBr7 77492
603 Scarlet Lake 1,2,3,4,5 BA Pyrrole, Diarylide, Pyrrole, Diarylide PR254, PY83, PR254, PY83 56110, 21108, 56110, 21108
644 Titanium White - AA Titanium dioxide (rutile) PW6 77891
672 Ultramarine Violet 1,2,3,4,5 A(iii) Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur PV15 77007
709 Winsor Blue (Red shade) 1,2,3,4,5 A Copper phthalocyanine PB15 74160
719 Winsor Green (Blue Shade) 1,2,3,4,5 A Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine PG7 74260
721 Winsor Green (Yellow Shade) 1,2,3,4,5 A Brominated copper phthalocyanine PG36 74265
722 Winsor Lemon 1,2,3,4,5 A Bismuth vanadate PY184 -  
724 Winsor Orange 1,2,3,4,5 BA Pyrrole, Diarylide, Pyrrole, Diarylide PR254, PY83, PR254, PY83 56110, 21108, 56110, 21108
725 Winsor Red Deep 1,2,3,4,5 BB(vi)A Pyrrole, Pyrrole, Pyrrole PR264,PR264, PR264 561300, 561300, 561300
726 Winsor Red 1,2,3,4,5 B(vi)A Pyrrole, Diarylide, Pyrrole, Diarylide PR254, PY83, PR254, PY83 56110, 21108, 56110, 21108
727 Winsor Turquoise 1,2,3,4,5 A Brominated copper phthalocyanine, Copper phythalocyanine PG36, PB15 74265, 74160
730 Winsor Yellow 1,2,3,4,5 A Arylide yellow, Bismuth Vandate PY65, PY184 11740, -
731 Winsor Yellow Deep 1,2,3,4,5 BA Diarylide, Diarylide PY83, PY83 21108, 21108
733 Winsor Violet (Dioxazine) 1,2,3,4,5 B(vi)A Dioxazine violet, Dioxazine violet PV23, PV23 51319, 51319
744 Yellow Ochre 1,2,3,4,5 AA Synthetic iron oxide PY42 77492
748 Zinc White - AA Zinc oxide PW4 77947

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