Pigment Comparison
Permanent Brown vs New Gamboge
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
Permanent Brown
W225
Product B
New Gamboge
W229
How they compare
Permanent Brown and New Gamboge are both Michael Harding watercolours.
Permanent Brown uses PBR25; New Gamboge uses PY150.
They differ in transparency and granulation.
They share matching lightfastness, staining, tinting strength and vegan status.
| Property | Permanent Brown | New Gamboge |
|---|---|---|
| Pigment Index | PBr25 | PY150 |
| Lightfastness | Excellent | Excellent |
| Granulation | YES | NO |
| Staining | Medium | Medium |
| Transparency | Transparent | Semi-Transparent |
| Tinting Power | 3 | 3 |
| Series | Series 2 | Series 2 |
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