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Titanium White is a clean white pigment. It is the most opaque white pigment and is considered a standard strong white colour.

Colour Number 644

Vehicle Oil Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PW4 • PW6

Zinc White is an opaque white colour based on zinc pigments. It is an excellent tinting white and is also known as Chinese White. It was introduced in the UK by Winsor & Newton in the mid-19th century.

Colour Number 748

Vehicle Oil Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PW4

Indigo is a deep blue pigment that can range from dark black to pale blue. Originally extracted from plants similar to blue woad used by the ancient Britons, it was synthesised in 1878 in Germany. It is one of the oldest blue pigments used universally.

Colour Number 322

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil

Series 2

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PB15 • PB29 • PBk7

Cadmium Orange is an opaque orange pigment colour with high tinting strength and good covering abilities. Cadmium pigments were discovered in the 1820s as a by-product to the zinc production.

Cobalt Blue is a clean blue pigment. It was discovered in 1802 by French chemist Louis Thénard as an alternative pigment to the expensive Lapis Lazuli blue pigment.

Colour Number 178

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 4

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Transparent

Pigment Codes PB28

Ivory black is a stable all-round black colour with brown undertones and excellent tinting powers. Its name stems from the traditional method for obtaining it: roasting elephant tusks.

Colour Number 331

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Opaque

Pigment Codes PBk9

Indian Yellow is a vibrant yellow pigment which has been used by artists such as Turner. Originally a colour created in India from the urine of cows exclusively fed on mango leaves, Winsor & Newton created an alternative closely resembling the original.

Colour Number 319

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PR101 • PY139

French Ultramarine is a rich transparent blue. It was created by French chemist Guimet in 1828 as a synthetic but chemically identical alternative to the expensive pigment derived from Lapis Lazuli.

Colour Number 263

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PB29

A rich dark brown pigment, Burnt Umber is made from natural brown clays found in earth. It was named after Umbria, a region in Italy where it was mined. Burning the raw pigment intensifies its colour.

Colour Number 76

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PBr7

A single pigment colour, Winsor Orange is a semi-opaque pigment with excellent mixing qualities.

Colour Number 724

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code II

Lightfastness Description Very Good

Opacity Description Semi-Opaque

Pigment Codes PO73

Raw Umber is a rich brown pigment made by the natural brown clays found in earth. It was named after Umbria, a region in Italy where it was mined.

Colour Number 554

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Transparent

Pigment Codes PBr7

Permanent Rose is a bright rose violet colour. It is a transparent quinacridone pigment and was introduced in the Winsor & Newton range in the 1950s.

Jaune Brillant is a soft, pinkish-yellow pigment. It is a variation of Naples Yellow and is an opaque and permanent oil colour.

Colour Number 333

Vehicle Oil Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PR188 • PW6 • PY138 • PY42

A heavy opaque pigment, Mars Black is a dense black colour with a brown undertone. It is made from mineral iron oxide and was therefore named after the alchemical name for iron: Mars.

Colour Number 386

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PBk11

Naples Yellow Light is a pale opaque pinkish-yellow oil colour. Its name comes from natural deposits in Mount Vesuvius, Naples. Made artificially since the 15th c, it was part of the Old Masters' palette.

Colour Number 426

Vehicle Oil Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PO62 • PW6 • PY138

Flake White Hue is an opaque titanium based white formulated to match traditional Flake White while avoiding the use of toxic lead. Flake White can be found in the earliest Chinese paintings found.

Colour Number 242

Vehicle Oil Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PW4 • PW6

Winsor Green (Yellow Shade) is a brilliant transparent green pigment with a yellow undertone. It is made from the modern pigment Phthalocyanine which was introduced in 1930s.

Colour Number 721

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PG36

Manganese Blue Hue is a clear greenish azure blue colour. It is based on the now obsolete Manganese Blue made of Barium Manganate.

Colour Number 379

Vehicle Oil Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PB15 • PG7

Cadmium Red is an opaque red pigment with excellent covering properties. It is a genuine single pigment colour and has been favoured for its strong rich colour by artists such as Matisse.

Bright Red is a vivid red colour. Transparent, it is based on pyrrole, a pigment known for creating the iconic Ferrari red.

Prussian Blue is a deep blue colour. It was made by German chemist Diesbach around 1704 making it the first synthetic blue pigment. It quickly gained favour as an alternative to genuine Ultramarine.

Colour Number 538

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil

Series 1

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PB27

Winsor Lemon is a clear bright yellow colour with excellent tinting properties. It is a variation of the Hansa pigments which were discovered in the early 1900s in Germany.

Colour Number 722

Burnt Sienna is a rich brown pigment made by burning Raw Sienna. Named after Siena in Italy, where the pigment was sourced during the Renaissance, it is a transparent pigment with red-brown tones.

Colour Number 74

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent 

Pigment Codes PR101

Payne's Gray is a dark blue grey made from a mixture of Ultramarine, Mars Black and sometimes Crimson. It was named after the 18th c. water-colourist William Payne who created the mixture and often recommended it to his students as an alternative to plain black.

Colour Number 465

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Transparent

Pigment Codes PB29 • PBk19 • PBk6 • PR101

Terre Verte is a soft green colour . It was also known as Verona Green as it was mined for near Verona, Italy. It is a transparent pigment with a low tinting strength perfect for mixing flesh tones.

Vandyke Brown is a brown pigment named after the Flemish painter Van Dyke who used it in many of his paintings. It is an earth pigment, and is often used for shading.

Colour Number 676

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code II

Lightfastness Description Very Good

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PBk9 • PBr7 • PR101

Terra Rosa is a warm, brownish red colour. It is an earth pigment, and is also known as Bole. Bole stems from the Latin blus meaning lump of earth. It is an opaque and permanent pigment.

Colour Number 635

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PR101

Yellow Ochre is a warm yellow colour. Originally made from natural iron oxides found in earth, it is one of the oldest pigments used by mankind. A synthetic version became available in the 1920s.

Colour Number 744

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Transparent

Pigment Codes PY43

Yellow Ochre Pale is a opaque warm yellow. Originally made from natural iron oxides found in earth, it is one of the oldest pigments used by man. A synthetic version became available in the 1920s.

Colour Number 746

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PY42

Quinacridone Magenta is a rich deep violet-red colour. It is based on the Quinacridone pigment. The name Magenta comes from a lake colour named in 1859 after the battle in Magenta, Italy.

Winsor Green (Phthalo) is a brilliant transparent green pigment with a blue undertone. It is made from the modern pigment Phthalocyanine which was introduced in 1930s.

Colour Number 720

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PG7

Viridian is a transparent emerald green colour. Named after the Latin for green 'viridis', it was first made in Paris by colourist Binet in 1838 as a replacement for the deadly Emerald Green.

Cerulean Blue was developed in 1805 and entered the English market in the 1860s. Its name derives from the Latin Caeruleum meaning sky-blue pigment. It is a bright blue pigment with green undertones.

Colour Number 137

Vehicle Oil Safflower Oil

Series 4

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Opaque

Pigment Codes PB35

Winsor Blue (Green Shade) is a deep intense blue with a green undertone. It is made from the modern pigment Phthalocyanine which was introduced in the 1930s.

Colour Number 707

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PB15

Lemon Yellow Hue is a strong mid-range yellow colour closely resembling genuine Lemon Yellow made from arylamide pigment.

Colour Number 347

Vehicle Oil Safflower Oil

Series 4

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PY53

Winsor Yellow is a clean bright yellow pigment. It is part of the Yellow Hansa group of modern pigments first developed by the German Hoechst company in the early 1900s.

Indian Yellow Deep is a vibrant yellow pigment which is slightly darker than Indian Yellow. Originally a colour created in India from the urine of cows fed exclusively on mango leaves, Winsor & Newton created an alternative that resembles closely to the original.

Colour Number 320

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PY150

Renaissance Gold is a semi-opaque oil colour. It is a unique colour which due to its unusual combination of pigments, contains a metal sheen resembling that of aged gold.

Colour Number 573

Vehicle Oil Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code II

Lightfastness Description Very Good

Opacity Description Semi-Opaque

Indian Red is an opaque red colour with blue undertones. Originally made of natural red iron oxides found in earth, it is one of the oldest pigments and is favoured for its permanence.

Colour Number 317

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil

Series 2

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PR101

Transparent Gold Ochre is an earth pigment, and as such, has been used since prehistoric times. It is a warm, brownish yellow colour.

Colour Number 646

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil

Series 2

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Transparent

Pigment Codes PY42 • PY43

Gold Ochre is an earth pigment, and as such, has been used since prehistoric times. It is a warm brownish yellow colour. It has been made synthetically since the 1920s.

Colour Number 285

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PY42

Naples Yellow Deep is a warm opaque yellow pigment. Originally its name comes from natural deposits in Mount Vesuvius, Naples. Made artificially since the 15th c, it was part of the Old Masters' palette.

Colour Number 425

Vehicle Oil Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Opaque

Pigment Codes PBr24

Sap Green is a bright mid-range green with a yellow undertone. Originally Sap Green was a lake pigment made from unripe Buckthorn berries.

Colour Number 599

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PB15 • PY110

Blue Black is a semi-opaque dark blue which when mixed with whites creates blue-grey colours. Blue Black is a permanent alternative to the traditional fugitive Vine Black colour.

Colour Number 34

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Opaque

Pigment Codes PB29 • PBk9

Davy's Gray is a soft grey colour traditionally including powdered slate pigments. It was developed by Winsor & Newton for the 19th c English artist Henry Davy, a pupil of famous water-colourist J S Cotman.

Colour Number 217

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 2

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Transparent

Pigment Codes PBk19 • PBk7 • PY42

Brown Madder is an intense brown colour. Its richness creates layered dark mixes which are useful for an autumn palette. It can be used as an alternative to Burnt Sienna.

Colour Number 56

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence A

Permanence Description Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Transparent

Pigment Codes PBr7 • PR177

Raw Sienna is a bright brown pigment. One of the oldest pigments, it can be found in prehistoric cave art. It is named after Siena, Italy where the pigment was sourced during the Renaissance.

Colour Number 552

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Transparent

Pigment Codes PY42 • PY43

Yellow Ochre Light is a pale warm yellow colour. Originally made from natural iron oxides found in earth, it is one of the oldest pigments used by mankind.

Colour Number 745

Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil

Series 1

Permanence AA

Permanence Description Extremely Permanent

Lightfastness Code I

Lightfastness Description Excellent

Opacity Description Semi-Transparent

Pigment Codes PY43