Professional Watercolour
The table below provides all the important information about the composition, characteristics and permanence of the Professional Water Colour range. You can use it to tell you how a colour will appear on your surface (transparency/opacity), how long it will last (permanence) and what pigments it is made from (chemical description) plus much more.
Please note: Pigment PR206 will be changed to PR179 soon.
Colour Name | OPACITY | PERMANENCE | LIGHTFASTNESS CODE | PIGMENT CODES | SERIES | VEHICLE OIL | GRANULATION / STAINING |
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Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate) | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PY53 | 4 | N/A | Granulation |
Bismuth Yellow | SO | Permanent | I | PY184 | 3 | N/A | Staining |
Cadmium-Free Lemon | O | Permanent | I | N/A | 4 | N/A | N/A |
Cadmium Lemon | O | Permanent | I | PY35 | 4 | N/A | Staining |
Winsor Lemon | ST | Permanent | N/A | PY175 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Winsor Yellow | ST | Permanent | I | PY154 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Lemon Yellow Deep | SO | Extremely Permanent | N/A | PY159 | 2 | N/A | Granulation |
Transparent Yellow | T | Permanent | I | PY150 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Cadmium-Free Yellow Pale | O | Permanent | I | N/A | 4 | N/A | N/A |
Cadmium Yellow Pale | O | Permanent | I | PY35 | 4 | N/A | Staining |
Turner's Yellow | O | Extremely Permanent | N/A | PY216 | 3 | N/A | N/A |
New Gamboge | ST | Permanent | II | PR209,PY150 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Cadmium Yellow | O | Permanent | I | PO20,PY35 | 4 | N/A | Staining |
Cadmium-Free Yellow | O | Permanent | I | N/A | 4 | N/A | N/A |
Winsor Yellow Deep | ST | Permanent | II | PY65 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Indian Yellow | T | Permanent | II | PO62,PY139 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Cadmium Yellow Deep | O | Permanent | I | PR108,PY35 | 4 | N/A | Staining |
Cadmium-Free Yellow Deep | O | Permanent | I | N/A | 4 | N/A | N/A |
Cadmium Orange | O | Permanent | I | PR108,PY35 | 4 | N/A | N/A |
Cadmium-Free Orange | O | Permanent | I | N/A | 4 | N/A | N/A |
Winsor Orange | SO | Permanent | II | PO62 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Winsor Orange (Red Shade) | SO | Permanent | N/A | PO73 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Transparent Orange | T | Permanent | I | DPP | 3 | N/A | N/A |
Cadmium Scarlet | O | Permanent | I | PR108 | 4 | N/A | Staining |
Cadmium-Free Scarlet | O | Permanent | I | N/A | 4 | N/A | N/A |
Scarlet Lake | ST | Permanent | II | PR188 | 2 | N/A | Staining |
Cadmium Red | O | Permanent | I | PR108 | 4 | N/A | Granulation/Staining |
Cadmium-Free Red | O | Permanent | I | N/A | 4 | N/A | N/A |
Cadmium Red Deep | O | Permanent | I | PR108 | 4 | N/A | Granulation |
Cadmium-Free Red Deep | O | Permanent | I | N/A | 4 | N/A | N/A |
Winsor Red | ST | Permanent | N/A | PR254 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Rose Dore | T | Permanent | II | PV19,PY97 | 4 | N/A | Staining |
Quinacridone Red | T | Permanent | II | PR209 | 3 | N/A | N/A |
Winsor Red Deep | SO | Permanent | N/A | PR264 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Permanent Alizarin Crimson | T | Permanent | N/A | See product description | 3 | N/A | Staining |
Alizarin Crimson | T | Moderately Durable | N/A | PR83 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Permanent Carmine | T | Permanent | N/A | PV19 | 3 | N/A | Staining |
Permanent Rose | T | Permanent | II | PV19 | 3 | N/A | Staining |
Rose Madder Genuine | T | Moderately Durable | N/A | NR9 | 4 | N/A | Granulation |
Opera Rose | ST | Moderately Durable | N/A | PR122 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
Quinacridone Magenta | T | Permanent | N/A | PR122 | 3 | N/A | N/A |
Permanent Magenta | T | Permanent | I | PV19 | 3 | N/A | Staining |
Cobalt Violet | ST | Extremely Permanent | I | PV14 | 4 | N/A | Granulation |
Permanent Mauve | ST | Permanent | I | PV16 | 3 | N/A | Granulation |
Quinacridone Violet | T | Permanent | I | PV55 | 3 | N/A | N/A |
Ultramarine Violet | ST | Permanent | I | PV15 | 2 | N/A | Granulation |
Winsor Violet (Dioxazine) | T | Permanent | N/A | PV23 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Indanthrene Blue | ST | Permanent | N/A | PB60 | 3 | N/A | N/A |
Smalt (Dumont's Blue) | T | Permanent | I | PV15 | 3 | N/A | Granulation |
Cobalt Blue Deep | ST | Extremely Permanent | N/A | PB74 | 4 | N/A | Granulation |
French Ultramarine | T | Permanent | I | PB29 | 2 | N/A | Granulation |
Ultramarine (Green Shade) | T | Permanent | I | PB29 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
Cobalt Blue | ST | Extremely Permanent | I | PB28 | 4 | N/A | Granulation |
Winsor Blue (Red Shade) | T | Permanent | II | PB15 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Antwerp Blue | T | Permanent | I | PB27 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Prussian Blue | T | Permanent | I | PB27 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Winsor Blue (Green Shade) | T | Permanent | II | PB15 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Cerulean Blue (Red Shade) | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PB35 | 3 | N/A | Granulation |
Cerulean Blue | SO | Extremely Permanent | I | PB35 | 3 | N/A | Granulation |
Manganese Blue Hue | SO | Permanent | II | PB15 | 2 | N/A | Granulation |
Phthalo Turquoise | T | Permanent | N/A | PB16 | 2 | N/A | Staining |
Cobalt Turquoise Light | SO | Extremely Permanent | N/A | PG50 | 4 | N/A | Granulation |
Cobalt Turquoise | SO | Extremely Permanent | I | PB28,PB36 | 4 | N/A | Granulation |
Aqua Green | T | Permanent | I | Phtalo | 3 | N/A | Granulation |
Cobalt Green | SO | Extremely Permanent | N/A | PG50 | 4 | N/A | Granulation |
Cobalt Green Deep | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PG26 | 3 | N/A | Granulation |
Winsor Green (Blue Shade) | T | Permanent | I | PG7 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Winsor Green (Yellow shade) | T | Permanent | I | PG36 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Terre Verte | ST | Extremely Permanent | I | PB28,PG23 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Perylene Green | T | Permanent | N/A | PBk31 | 2 | N/A | Staining |
Oxide of Chromium | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PG17 | 3 | N/A | Granulation/Staining |
Hooker's Green | T | Permanent | I | PG36,PY110 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Permanent Sap Green | T | Permanent | I | PG36,PY110 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Olive Green | T | Permanent | II | PB15:6,PR101,PY65 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Terre Verte (Yellow Shade) | T | Extremely Permanent | I | PG23 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Green Gold | T | Permanent | N/A | PY129 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
Naples Yellow | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PBr24,PW6 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Naples Yellow Deep | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PBr24 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Yellow Ochre Light | SO | Extremely Permanent | I | PY43 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Yellow Ochre | SO | Extremely Permanent | I | PY43 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Raw Sienna | T | Extremely Permanent | I | PR101,PY42 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Gold Ochre | ST | Extremely Permanent | I | PY42 | 2 | N/A | Staining |
Transparent Gold Deep / Quinacridone Gold | T | Permanent | N/A | PR179,PV19,PY150 | 3 | N/A | Staining |
Brown Ochre | ST | Extremely Permanent | I | PBr7 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Magnesium Brown | O | Extremely Permanent | N/A | PY119 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Burnt Sienna | T | Extremely Permanent | I | PR101 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Light Red | SO | Extremely Permanent | N/A | PR102 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Venetian Red | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PR101 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Indian Red | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PR101 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Brown Madder | ST | Extremely Permanent | N/A | See product description | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Potter's Pink | SO | Extremely Permanent | N/A | PR233 | 2 | N/A | Granulation |
Perylene Maroon | T | Permanent | N/A | PR179 | 3 | N/A | Staining |
Perylene Violet | T | Permanent | N/A | PV29 | 2 | N/A | Staining |
Caput Mortuum Violet | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PR101 | 2 | N/A | Granulation/Staining |
Raw Umber | T | Extremely Permanent | I | PBr7 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Burnt Umber | T | Extremely Permanent | I | PBr7,PR101,PY42 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Vandyke Brown | ST | Extremely Permanent | I | PBk6,PR101 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Sepia | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PBk6,PR101 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Indigo | O | Permanent | II | PB15,PBk6,PV19 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Payne's Gray | SO | Permanent | II | PB15,PBk6,PV19 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Neutral Tint | O | Permanent | II | PB15,PBk6,PV19 | 1 | N/A | Staining |
Ivory Black | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PBk9 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Lamp Black | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PBk6/7 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Mars Black | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PBk11 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Davy's Gray | SO | Extremely Permanent | I | PBk19,PBk6,PG17,PW5 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Chinese White | SO | Extremely Permanent | I | PW4 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Titanium White (Opaque White) | O | Extremely Permanent | I | PW6 | 1 | N/A | N/A |
Mineral Grey | ST | Permanent | I | PB29,PBk19,PW5 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Viridian Hue | T | Permanent | I | PG7,PY42,PY43 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
Ultramarine Ash | T | Permanent | I | PB29,PG23 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Tyrian Purple | T | Moderately Durable | N/A | PR202,PV37 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
Ostwald Grey | O | Permanent | I | PBk6,PW5,PY42 | 1 | N/A | Granulation |
Field's Orange | ST | Permanent | N/A | PO67 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
Cinnabar Green | T | Extremely Permanent | N/A | PG36,PY138 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
Aureolin Hue | ST | Extremely Permanent | I | PBr7,PY151 | 2 | N/A | N/A |
Viridian | T | Extremely Permanent | I | PG18 | 3 | N/A | Granulation |