Cadmium red light
Cadmium Red - An Opaque Red
PR108 - Opaque - Non-granulating
Cadmium Red Light offers a vibrant and luminous hue, perfect for adding warm and vibrant touches to your artwork, while ensuring exceptional permanence and lightfastness.has a great purity of tone. It draws very slightly on the yellow.
Cadmium Red Light, a vibrant and striking color that will add a touch of light and warmth to all your creations. This intense pigment, with pure and luminous red hues, offers excellent coverage and strong pigmentation, allowing you to create rich and saturated tones.
Cadmium Red Light stands out not only for its brilliance but also for its exceptional permanence. Mix it with Cadmium Yellow to achieve bright and intense oranges, perfect for sunsets or warm highlights. Combine it with Cobalt Blue to create purples and deep washes, bringing depth and nuance to your compositions.
Cadmium Red was introduced in the early 20th century, replacing less stable organic red pigments. Thanks to its cadmium-based composition, it has become a staple for artists seeking to capture vibrant and long-lasting colors.
This pigment contains cadmium, and its use in watercolor is safe under normal usage conditions (do not ingest).
Data sheet
- Pigment:
- PR108
- Mono-pigmented:
- Yes
- Granulation:
- Not granular
- Opacity:
- Opaque
- Tint power:
- High
- Pigment family:
- Synthetic mineral pigment
- Binder:
- Distilled water, gum arabic, honey, vegetal glycerine
- Cotation - Blue lightfastness scale:
- 8
- Lightfastness:
- Good
- Percentage of méthylisothiazolinone (preserservative):
- - of 0,1%
- Colors
- Red
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