{"id":23031,"date":"2015-01-14T09:28:28","date_gmt":"2015-01-14T09:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/?p=23031"},"modified":"2023-04-12T22:09:16","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T21:09:16","slug":"pigments-colour-names","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2015\/01\/14\/pigments-colour-names\/","title":{"rendered":"Pigments and Colour Names"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Most painters are very interested in colour. This means they will want some control over the colour of paint in the tube. They are concerned with both the appearance of the colour right out of the tube and also the way it will mix with other colours to create additional colours in a reliable way. Colour mixing success relies on the pigments in the paints, whether you paint in oils, acrylics, watercolours or other paint media.<\/p>\n<p>When purchasing paints you want to get the colours you need for your palette, but unfortunately, you can&#8217;t just go by the colour name to know what the colour will be in the tube. The same pigment can be called different names by different manufacturers and conversely different pigments can be given the same name. Additionally even the same pigment will look different to another because of the variety of that pigment or manufacturing treatment used for their paint.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>A variety of names for the same pigment<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23442\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23442\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PR122.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23442\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PR122.jpg\" alt=\"pigments\" width=\"1000\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PR122.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PR122-300x84.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PR122-620x174.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PR122-940x263.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23442\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All of these oil colours are made with the same pigment &#8211; PR122.<br \/>They look pretty similar.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The same pigment can have different names related to the location it comes from, the language it was named in or the name given to it by a brand.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Prussian Blue is also known as Berlin Blue, Bronze Blue, Chinese Blue, Iron Blue, Milori Blue, Parisian Blue, Paste Blue, and Steel Blue.<\/li>\n<li>Phthalocyanine Blue is commonly called Phthalo Blue but can also be called Monastral Blue, Winsor Blue, Thalo Blue and Bocour Blue.<\/li>\n<li>Red Iron Oxide can be called Venetian Red, Sinopia, Venice Red, Turkey Red, Indian Red, Spanish Red, Pompeian Red, and Persian Red, showing where it was mined, though most Red Iron Oxide colours are now manufactured synthetically.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>The same colour name but not the same pigment<\/h5>\n<p>The opposite problem &#8211; the same name can be different colours; the name Magenta could be PV19 or PR122 or another pigment. This is more troublesome than just having a variety of names for a colour, that is mentioned earlier. This means that when you buy different brands of Magenta you may not be getting the same colour.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Colour Index pigment numbers<\/h5>\n<p>Fortunately there is one way to get closer to knowing what is in the tube. Because the name of the colour used isn&#8217;t always reliable it is essential to look for the pigment number on the label (also often listed on the website description). It is listed by the Colour Index name, a code for the pigment group plus a number. The Pigment Codes used are: PB Pigment Blue, PBk Pigment Black, PBr Pigment Brown, PG Pigment Green, PM Pigment Metal, PO Pigment Orange, PR Pigment Red, PV Pigment Violet, PW Pigment White, PY Pigment Yellow. For example, if the label says PR122 then the colourant is Quinacridone Magenta (a lightfast, intense, cool red). The many paints containing PR122 are called a variety of names by different paint makers: Verzino Violet, Quinacridone Magenta, Rose Violet, Purple Magenta, Quinacridone Purple, Geranium Lake Bluish, and Old Holland Magenta.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goldenpaints.com\/technicaldata\/pigment\">Here is a useful list of the pigment names and numbers.<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Single pigment<\/h5>\n<p>When you look on a tube of paint for the pigment information you can quickly see if it lists a single pigment or more than one pigment. Artists quality paints usually have more single pigment colours and fewer mixed pigment colours in their range because if the artist then mixes it with another colour on the palette it is like mixing 3 or more colours and it will become muddy more quickly. Student quality colours make colours that look good if used right from the tube but they might not mix well.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about Artist versus Student quality paints in these earlier posts:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/04\/acrylic-painting-starter-set-part-1\/\">Getting Started in Acrylic Painting \u2013 Part 1 \u2013 student grade vs artists&#8217; grade<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/2011\/08\/15\/student-vs-artists-quality-colours\/\">Student vs Artists quality colours<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Other factors<\/h5>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23441\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23441\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PV19.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23441\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PV19.jpg\" alt=\"All these colours are made with the same pigment - PV19.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PV19.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PV19-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PV19-620x146.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/PV19-940x222.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23441\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">All of these oil colours are made with the same pigment &#8211; PV19.<br \/>But they look really different.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Unfortunately knowing the pigment in a paint is still not a perfect solution to knowing what the colour will look like or how it will mix. Some paints made with the same pigment look really different to each other. Right now labels on artists paints do not contain all the ingredients in a paint, they show only the pigment used. They do not specify anything particular about the pigment, just the chemical name, there can still be factors that alter that pigment and change the colour, that are not listed. For example: Winsor &amp; Newton Artists Oil Rose Permanent and Permanent Magenta (below) both are coloured with PV19 yet have a very different appearance. I asked Winsor &#038; Newton about this and they answered &#8220;This PV 19 quinacridone pigment has many varying hues from deep red to violet. Depending on the hue will depend on whether it is used for Magenta or Perm rose. Many pigments are like this.&#8221; Reader JL Farmer left a helpful comment about this: &#8220;There are two PV19 pigments \u2013 one is PV19 Quinacridone Rose (gamma quinacridone) which includes the rose and red shades of the pigment and the other is PV19 Quinacridone Violet (beta quinacridone) which includes the violet shade and which is also marketed to include the magenta trade names.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Does anyone know more than I do about this? I&#8217;d love to hear from you!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_23444\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-23444\" style=\"width: 996px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rose-and-Magenta.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23444\" src=\"http:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rose-and-Magenta.jpg\" alt=\"pigments\" width=\"996\" height=\"612\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rose-and-Magenta.jpg 996w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rose-and-Magenta-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rose-and-Magenta-620x381.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rose-and-Magenta-940x578.jpg 940w, https:\/\/www.jacksonsart.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/Rose-and-Magenta-340x210.jpg 340w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 996px) 100vw, 996px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-23444\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Winsor &#038; Newton Artists Oil Rose Permanent and Permanent Magenta (below) both are coloured with PV19 yet have a very different appearance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most painters are very interested in colour. 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