Payne's Gray

Item: 1240 (Series: 2)

Named after British painter William Payne (1760-1830), early formulas contained indigo, alizarin lake, and ivory black. Today more commonly a mixture of ultramarine blue and black, it is considered easier to control and less intense than black as a mixing color. (Series 2)

Technical Detail

Opacity / Transparency

semi-opaque
semi-opaque

Lightfastness rating

Excellent
Excellent

Munsell Notation Listing

Hue:4 P Value:1.7 Chroma:0.6

Gloss Average

29.3

Viscosity Range

23000- 27000 CPS

CIE L*a*b* Values

L*24.12 a*0.05 b*-2.24

Tint Strength

74.88
Explanation of technical specifications

Pigment Detail

CI name (number)Common nameClassificationChemical Description
PB29 (77007 )Polysulfide of Sodium AluminosilicateSynthetic Inorganic
PBk7 (77266)Lamp blackNearly Pure Amorphous CarbonNatural Inorganic

Available Sizes

SizeItemUPC
2 oz tube0001240-2738797124028
5 oz tube0001240-3738797124035
4 oz jar0001240-4738797124042
8 oz jar0001240-5738797124059
16 oz jar0001240-6738797124066
32 oz jar0001240-7738797124073
128 oz HDPE white pail0001240-8738797124080
Heavy Body Acrylic Color - Payne's Gray - 8 oz jar - 08-oz
Heavy Body Acrylic Color - Payne's Gray - tint-glaze
Heavy Body Acrylic Color - Payne's Gray - swatches-web-1000px
Heavy Body Acrylic Color - Payne's Gray - 2 oz tube - 02-oz
Heavy Body Acrylic Color - Payne's Gray - 8 oz jar - 08-oz
Heavy Body Acrylic Color - Payne's Gray - tint-glaze