Amber
Amber (No. 256) Ⓥ VEGAN Rich, glowing and beautifully warm, Amber sits somewhere between deep orange and burnt gold. It immediately makes me want to paint. There is something luminous about it, as though the colour radiates from within. Whether used in glazing, landscape painting or portraiture, Amber brings warmth, depth and a natural glow to every mixture. When I stare at it my imagination sees a tiger staring back….
Amber is a multi-pigment Michael Harding oil colour made with PY74, PR170, PY3 (Organic).
It is semi-transparent, excellent lightfastness, average drying time, average tinting strength.
It is ground in linseed oil with high oil content.
- Code
- No. 256
- Series
- Series 2
- Pigment Index
- PY74, PR170, PY3
- Pigment Type
- Organic
- Oil / Vehicle
- Linseed Oil
- Sizes
- 40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Opacity
- Semi-Transparent
- Drying
- Average
- Oil Content
- High
- Tint Power
- Average
- Toxicity
- Non-Toxic
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Amber behaves when mixed, toned, shaded and glazed. Each swatch is computed from the masstone using a perceptual subtractive model - an approximation for guidance, not a formulation guarantee.
Amber straight from the tube.
A thin wash over white.
Mixed with Titanium White.
Mixed with a mid neutral grey.
Darkened with a chromatic black.
A thin transparent film over white.
Popular combinations
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Open Amber in Mixing StudioWhat pigment is used in Amber?
Amber is made with PY74, PR170, PY3.
Is Amber a single-pigment colour?
No. Amber is a blend of 3 pigments (PY74, PR170, PY3), formulated to give a specific hue.
Is Amber transparent or opaque?
Amber is semi-transparent.
Is Amber lightfast?
Amber has excellent lightfastness.
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