Mineral Spirit Acrylic Color - Pigment Detail Chart
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| Color Name (ItemNumber) | Series | Pigment (CI Name) | Opacity / Transparency | Lightfastness rating | Munsell Notation Listing | Gloss Average | Viscosity Range | CIE L*a*b* Values | Tint Strength | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmium Yellow Primrose (X-0135) | N/A |  | Hue:0 Value:0 Chroma:0 | 0 | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 0 | ||||
| Hansa Yellow Light (X-0180) | N/A | | Hue:0 Value:0 Chroma:0 | 0 | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 0 | ||||
| Cadmium Yellow Light (X-0120) | N/A | | Hue:0 Value:0 Chroma:0 | 0 | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 0 | ||||
| Hansa Yellow Medium (X-0190) | N/A | N/A | Hue:0 Value:0 Chroma:0 | 0 | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 0 | ||||
| Cadmium Yellow Medium (X-0130) | N/A | N/A | Hue:0 Value:0 Chroma:0 | 0 | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 0 | ||||
| Nickel Azo Yellow (X-0225) | N/A | N/A | Hue:0 Value:0 Chroma:0 | 0 | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 0 | ||||
| Diarylide Yellow (X-0147) | N/A | N/A | Hue:0 Value:0 Chroma:0 | 0 | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 0 | ||||
| Cadmium Yellow Dark (X-0110) | N/A | N/A | Hue:0 Value:0 Chroma:0 | 0 | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 0 | ||||
| Cadmium Orange (X-0070) | N/A | N/A | Hue:0 Value:0 Chroma:0 | 0 | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 0 | ||||
| Cadmium Red Light (X-0090) | PG7, PR206, PR122 | 2 | | Hue:10 RP Value:2.8 Chroma:1.2 | 100.92 | 400-1000 CPS | L*27.94 a*9.37 b*2.19 | 73.1 | ||
| Naphthol Red Light (X-0210) | PY150, PY73, PR206 | 7 | | Hue:5 YR Value:5.35 Chroma:9.5 | 86.88 | 400-1000 CPS | L*55.2 a*28.9 b*48.11 | 90.36 | ||
| Pyrrole Red (X-0277) | PG7, PW4, PB15:4 | 4 | | Hue:6 B Value:3.95 Chroma:7.3 | 91.61 | 400-1000 CPS | L*41.18 a*-14.38 b*-31.78 | 87.92 | ||
| Cadmium Red Medium (X-0100) | PW6, PY42, PY83 | 2 | | Hue:10 YR Value:7.6 Chroma:6.7 | 56.41 | 400-1000 CPS | L*77.26 a*12.1 b*38.74 | 76.58 | ||
| Cadmium Red Dark (X-0080) | PBk9, PV23, PB15:1 | 2 |  | Hue:8 B Value:2.45 Chroma:1.5 | 73.78 | 400-1000 CPS | L*24.61 a*2.16 b*-3.37 | 70.3 | ||
| Naphthol Red Medium (X-0220) | PBk7, PY150, PG36, PR101 | 3 | | Hue:0.75 G Value:2.75 Chroma:1.2 | 96.24 | 400-1000 CPS | L*27.81 a*-3.43 b*1.3 | 80.88 | ||
| Dioxazine Purple (X-0150) | PBk7, PR101 | 3 | | Hue:5 GY Value:2.7 Chroma:0.7 | 99.81 | 14000-20000 CPS | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 74.68 | ||
| Cobalt Blue (X-0140) | PY150, PW4, PB15:4, PBr7 | 3 | | Hue:8.8 G Value:3.5 Chroma:5 | 20.58 | 20000-25000 CPS | L*0 a*0 b*0 | 85.29 | ||
| Anthraquinone Blue (X-0005) | PBr7 | 2 | | Hue:3 YR Value:3.25 Chroma:4 | 2.2 | 750-1000 CPS | L*33.67 a*16.86 b*12.58 | 82.3 | ||
| Phthalo Blue (Red Shade) (X-0260) | PBr7 | 2 | | Hue:9 YR Value:2.5 Chroma:1 | 0.9 | 400-1000 CPS | L*28.57 a*2.86 b*4.06 | 83.39 | ||
| Phthalo Blue (Green Shade) (X-0255) | PBk7 | 1 | | Hue:0 Value:1 Chroma:0.3 | 1.8 | 400-1000 CPS | L*25.77 a*0.2 b*-0.17 | 55.85 | ||
| Cerulean Blue (X-0050) | PB60 | 2 | | Hue:7.5 PB Value:1.25 Chroma:3.3 | 1 | 400-1000 CPS | L*24.44 a*5.02 b*-6 | 73.38 | ||
| Cobalt Turquoise (X-0144) | PB36:1 | 3 | | Hue:1 PB Value:4 Chroma:7.9 | 1.6 | 400-1000 CPS | L*42.76 a*-12.04 b*-32.29 | 88.05 | ||
| Phthalo Green (Blue Shade) (X-0270) | PG17 | 1 | | Hue:9 GY Value:4 Chroma:4.6 | 1.4 | 750-1000 CPS | L*44.19 a*-15.5 b*16.04 | 83.71 | ||
| Phthalo Green (Yellow Shade) (X-0275) | PB28 | 3 | | Hue:6 PB Value:3 Chroma:11 | 1 | 800-1200 CPS | L*36.63 a*9.51 b*-46.66 | 89.14 | ||
| Permanent Green Light (X-0250) | PY83 | 5 | | Hue:8 YR Value:7 Chroma:15.8 | 1.6 | 400-1000 CPS | L*75.48 a*33.38 b*33.38 | 88.46 | ||
| Cobalt Green (X-0142) | PV23 | 3 | | Hue:2.5 P Value:1 Chroma:0.5 | 1.8 | 400-1000 CPS | L*24.76 a*2.81 b*-0.17 | 67.02 | ||
| Jenkins Green (X-0195) | PY150, PG36, PY3 | 4 | | Hue:2 GY Value:4.25 Chroma:7.3 | 1.2 | 20000-24000 CPS | L*47.2 a*-12.25 b*32.2 | 90.73 | ||
| Chromium Oxide Green (X-0060) | PY73 | 7 | | Hue:2 Y Value:7.75 Chroma:16.8 | 2.4 | 400-1000 CPS | L*78.51 a*18.46 b*89.29 | 93.99 | ||
| Green Gold (X-0170) | PY74 | 5 | | Hue:5 Y Value:8 Chroma:16 | 1.8 | 400-1000 CPS | L*85.41 a*11.09 b*93.99 | 93.22 | ||
| Mars Yellow (X-0202) | PBk9, PY150, PG36 | 2 | | Hue:8 GY Value:1.5 Chroma:2.4 | 1.8 | 400-1000 CPS | L*26.47 a*-3.3 b*-0.58 | 80.44 | ||
| Burnt Sienna (X-0020) | PR5 | 5 | | Hue:6 R Value:3.5 Chroma:10.6 | 1.5 | 700-1000 CPS | L*36.83 a*38.81 b*20.83 | 72.83 | ||
| Burnt Umber Light (X-0035) | PBk7, PB29 | 2 | | Hue:4 PB Value:1.75 Chroma:0.6 | 1.6 | 400-1000 CPS | L*24.12 a*0.05 b*-2.24 | 78.1 | ||
| Burnt Umber (X-0030) | PY3, PG7 | 3 | | Hue:4 G Value:3.75 Chroma:12 | 2.1 | 400-1000 CPS | L*43.54 a*-46.94 b*17.96 | 84.98 | ||
| Carbon Black (X-0040) | PB15:4 | 3 | | Hue:7 PB Value:1.25 Chroma:6.5 | 1.1 | 400-1000 CPS | L*24.95 a*8.48 b*-18.01 | 73.78 | ||
| Mars Black (X-0200) | PG36 | 3 | | Hue:5 G Value:1.75 Chroma:5.4 | 2.3 | 400-1000 CPS | L*27.82 a*-11.83 b*-0.17 | 79.3 | ||
| Bone Black (X-0010) | PR254 | 3 | | Hue:6.5 R Value:4.25 Chroma:17 | 2.7 | 700-1000 CPS | L*42.26 a*54.6 b*31.25 | 75.61 | ||
| Graphite Gray (X-0160) | PR122 | 7 | | Hue:10 RP Value:2.5 Chroma:10 | 1.9 | 400-1000 CPS | L*31.41 a*27.69 b*2.75 | 77.6 | ||
| Payne's Gray (X-0240) | PR206, PR202 | 5 | | Hue:2.5 R Value:2 Chroma:6 | 2.2 | 300-1000 CPS | L*28.5 a*14.39 b*3.26 | 76.13 |
Lightfastness
The Lightfastness Ratings are provided by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) in the standard for "Artists' Acrylic Emulsion Paints". (ASTM D 5098, Annual Book of Standards, Volume 6.02). Colors with a Lightfastness Rating of I are considered Excellent and those with a Lightfastness Rating of II are Very Good. Where Lightfastness Ratings have not been obtained according to ASTM test protocol, "N/A" is used. In those cases, data from pigment manufacturers and our own test facilities have been used and an appropriate description assigned under Permanency.
Lightfastness I: Excellent
Artist colors are let down with white to arrive at a pastel shade. These samples are exposed to an accelerated dose of light energy equivalent to that which would be expected to occur during approximately 100 years of museum-lit conditions. This exposure is condensed into approximately 15 weeks of testing time, or less, depending upon the accelerated test methods used. For the purposes of the official test, before and after color difference is determined using a spectrophotometer, and difference units are mathematically calculated. Less than 4 units color change earns a color the designation of Lightfastness I. In practicality, this means that a visual comparison of the unexposed and exposed samples, when held adjacent, would reveal, at worse, a barely perceptible color change.
Lightfastness II: Very Good
Under the same test conditions, a visual comparison of adjacent unexposed and exposed samples will reveal a perceptible color change. This change will quickly become imperceptible to most observers as the sample pieces are moved apart from one another. When expressed mathematically, change falling within the range of 4-8 units is covered by this category.
Permanency
Lightfastness and durability based on our testing and manufacturer's data. The levels of permanency are:
- Excellent (Exc.)
- Very Good (V.G.)
- Poor
Opacity / Transparency
We have determined that an eight-point scale is most appropriate for describing the properties of our colors. We have assigned each color in the chart a number from 1 (most opaque) to 8 (most transparent) to indicate the opacity/transparency of that color.
Color Index Name & Number
The Colour Index Name and Number are internationally recognized codes assigned to a particular "colorant" by both the Society of Dyers and Colourists and the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists. The C.I. Name consists of the category (type of dye or pigment), general hue and serial number, based on its chemical constitution. For example, PB 60, Anthraquinone Blue, indicates a specific Pigment Blue. The C.I. Number is a five-digit reference number assigned in the Colour Index based on the chemical structure of a colorant, regardless of usage class. For more information on these check out the following article:
Pigment Classification
Designates whether the pigments used in a color are based on Organic or Inorganic chemistry. When containing both types, the term Mixed is used.
Abbreviations
- C.P. - indicates concentrated cadmium pigments (CC)
- G.S. - Green Shade
- B.S. - Blue Shade
- R.S. - Red Shade
- Y.S. - Yellow Shade