What are the primary colours in the Winsor & Newton Oil Colour range?

The list below outlines primary colours for three and six colour mixing systems in the Winsor & Newton oil colour ranges. As a guide, we recommend that you choose transparent colours for colour mixing to ensure clean mixes.

Artists’ Oil Colour three colour system

1. Winsor Lemon
2. Winsor Blue (Red Shade)
3. Permanent Rose

Artists’ Oil Colour six colour system

1. Winsor Lemon
2. Winsor Yellow
3. French Ultramarine
4. Winsor Blue (Green Shade)
5. Permanent Rose
6. Cadmium Red

Winton Oil Colour

1. Lemon Yellow Hue
2. French Ultramarine
3. Permanent Rose

Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour three colour system

1. Lemon Yellow
2. Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)
3. Permanent Rose

Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colour six colour system

1. Lemon Yellow
2. Cadmium Yellow Hue
3. French Ultramarine
4. Phthalo Blue (Red Shade)
5. Permanent Rose
6. Cadmium Red Hue

Griffin Alkyd Fast Drying Oil Colour three colour system

1. Winsor Lemon
2. Phthalo Blue
3. Permanent Rose

Griffin Alkyd Fast Drying Oil Colour six colour system

1. Winsor Lemon
2. Winsor Yellow
3. French Ultramarine
4. Phthalo Blue
5. Permanent Rose
6. Cadmium Red Medium

Single pigment oil colour portrait palette

Portraiture needs that spark of life and character; clean, crisp colour mixtures and tones will achieve these. Pinks, violets and earth colours will make some of the subtle tones required for portraits.

Useful portrait colours:

Lemon Yellow Hue, Cadmium Yellow, Flesh Tint, Cadmium Scarlet, Vermilion Hue, Rose Doré, Rose Madder Genuine, Rose Madder Deep, Cobalt Violet, Cerulean Blue, Jaune Brillant, Naples Yellow Light, Naples Yellow, Indian Red, Mars Violet Deep, Davy’s Gray, Charcoal Grey, Ivory Black, Lamp Black, Flake White No.1 or No. 2, Underpainting White.