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Pigment Comparison

Opera Rose vs Napthol Red

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
Opera Rose
Opera Rose
No. 247
Product B
Napthol Red
Napthol Red
No. 301
Opera Rose
No. 247

Opera Rose

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Napthol Red
No. 301

Napthol Red

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How they compare

Opera Rose and Napthol Red are both Michael Harding oil colours.

Opera Rose uses PR122; Napthol Red uses PR188.

They differ in transparency, lightfastness and tinting strength.

They share matching drying time, vehicle and vegan status.

Side-by-side comparison of Opera Rose and Napthol Red: Chemistry, Oil Type, Drying Time, Pigment Index, Lightfastness, Opacity, Series, Toxicity.
PropertyOpera RoseNapthol Red
ChemistryOrganicOrganic
Oil TypeLinseed OilLinseed Oil
Drying TimeAverageAverage
Pigment IndexPR122PR188
LightfastnessLowExcellent
OpacityTransparentSemi-Transparent
SeriesSeries 2Series 3
ToxicityNon-ToxicNon-Toxic
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