Pigment Comparison
Cadmium Red Light vs Scarlet Lake
Choose any two products — oil colours, watercolours, mediums or primers — to see a concise comparison of how they differ and what they share, alongside the full specification table.
Product A
Cadmium Red Light
W406
Product B
Scarlet Lake
W153
How they compare
Cadmium Red Light and Scarlet Lake are both Michael Harding watercolours.
Cadmium Red Light uses PR108; Scarlet Lake uses PR170.
They differ in transparency.
They share matching lightfastness, granulation, staining, tinting strength and vegan status.
| Property | Cadmium Red Light | Scarlet Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Pigment Index | PR108 | PR170 |
| Lightfastness | Excellent | Excellent |
| Granulation | YES | YES |
| Staining | Medium | Medium |
| Transparency | Semi-Opaque | Semi-Transparent |
| Tinting Power | 3 | 3 |
| Series | Series 4 | Series 1 |
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