colour chart Rembrandt water colour

Chinese white Transp. titanium white Cadm. yellow lemon Perm.lemon yellow Cadmium yellow L Azo yellow L Cadmium yellow M Azo yellow M Cadm.yellow D

+++ 108 2 1 +++ 112 1 +++ 207 2 3 +++ 254 2 2 +++ 208 2 3 +++ 268 2 +++ 271 2 3 +++ 269 2 +++ 210 2 3
PW4 PW6 PY35 PY184 PY35 PY154 PY35 PY154/PO62 PY35/PO20
Azo yellow D Aureoline Indian yellow Gamboge Naples yellow D Naples yellow red Cadmium orange Perm. orange Vermilion

+++ 270 2 +++ 242 3 +++ 244 2 +++ 238 2 +++ 223 2 1 +++ 224 2 1 +++ 211 2 3 +++ 266 2 +++ 311 2
PY154/PO43 PY150 PY154/PO48 PY150/PO48 PBr24/PY53/PW6 PY42/PO43/PW6 PO20/PY35 PO73/PY154 PR255/PY154
Cadmium red L Permanent red L Cadmium red M Permanent red M Cadmium red D Permanent red D Permanent madder L Madder lake D Alizarin crimson

+++ 303 2 3 +++ 370 2 +++ 314 2 3 +++ 377 2 +++ 306 2 3 +++ 371 2 +++ 321 2 + 331 2 + 326 2
PR108/PO20 PR255/PY154 PR108 PR255 PR108 PR254 PR254/PV19 PR83 PR83
Perm. madder lake Carmine Quinacridone rose Permanent red violet Perm.madder purple Cobalt violet Mauve Perm. blue violet Ultramarine violet

+++ 336 2 +++ 318 2 +++ 366 2 +++ 567 2 +++ 325 2 +++ 539 2 3 G +++ 532 2 +++ 568 2 +++ 507 2 G
PR264/PV19 PR264/PV19 PV19 PV19 PR264/PV19 PV14 PV19/PB15 PV19/PB15 PV15
French ultramarine Ultramarine D Cobalt blue (ultram.) Cobalt blue Cerulean blue Cerulean bl.(phthalo) Phthalo blue red Phthalo blue green Prussian blue

+++ 503 2 G +++ 506 1 G +++ 512 1 +++ 511 23 G +++ 534 2 3 G +++ 535 2 +++ 583 2 +++ 576 2 +++ 508 1
PB29 PB29 PB29/PW6 PB28 PB35 PB15/PW6 PB15 PB15 PB27
Indanthrene blue Indigo Turquoise blue Bluish green Perm.yellow green Permanent green Emerald green Cobalt green Viridian

+++ 585 2 +++ 533 2 1 +++ 522 2 +++ 640 2 +++ 633 2 +++ 662 2 +++ 615 2 +++ 610 2 3 G +++ 616 2 G
PB60 PB15/PBk6 PB15/PG7 PG7/PB15 PY154/PG7 PG7/PY154 PG36 PG26 PG18
Phthalo green Hooker green D Hooker green L Sap green Olive green Green earth Chromium ox.green Yellow ochre Gold ochre

+++ 675 2 +++ 645 2 +++ 644 2 +++ 623 2 +++ 620 2 +++ 629 1 G +++ 668 2 2 +++ 227 1 +++ 231 1
PG7 PG7/PY150 PG7/PY150 PY150/PG7 PG7/PY150/PV19 PG23 PG17 PY43/PY42 PY43
Transp.ox.yellow Raw sienna Burnt sienna Transp. oxide red Perm.madder brown Light oxide red Venetian red Indian red Burnt umber

+++ 265 2 +++ 234 1 G +++ 411 1 +++ 378 2 +++ 324 2 +++ 339 2 1 +++ 349 2 1 +++ 347 2 1 +++ 409 1
PY42 PY43 PBr7 PR101 PR264/PR101 PR101 PR101 PR101/PR264 PBr7
Raw umber Transp. ox. brown Sepia Vandyke brown Payne’s grey Neutral tint Ivory black Lamp black

+++ 408 1 +++ 426 2 +++ 416 1 +++ 403 2 1 +++ 708 2 1 +++ 715 2 1 +++ 701 2 1 G +++ 702 2 1
PBr7 PR101 PBk7/PR101 PR101/PBk7 PBk6/PB15 PBk6/PV19 PBk6 PBk6/PBk9

Explanations of the signs from left to right degree of lightfastness Opacity

+++ = at least 100 years lightfast under museum conditions (78 co- 2 = semi-transparent (26 colours)
Example:
Cadmium yellow M lours)
++ = 25 - 100 years lightfast under museum conditions 3 = price series
+ = 10 - 25 years lightfast under museum conditions
(2 colours) ◆ = colour with high adhesion (11 colours)
+++ 271 23 0
= 0 - 10 years lightfast under museum conditions
PY35 G = Granulating colours (11 colours which give
The lightfastness of all these colours has been tested in accordance a light grainy effect) are indicated with a G
with ASTM Standards D4303
PY35 = pigments used
271 = colour number

Transparency specific pigment used, such as cadmium colours. Nevertheless, since

Most Rembrandt water colour tones are very transparent because of the use of pure gum water colours are usually heavily diluted, this will be scarcely visible.
arabic and the pigments chosen. A few colours are slighty less transparent because of the These less transparent colours are marked with a 2.