Brilliant Orange
Pigment HistoryPO62—Benzimidazolone Orange. Synthetic organic. A bright, opaque, lightfast orange.
Brilliant Orange is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PO62.
It is transparent, excellent lightfastness, non-granulating, low staining power, tinting strength 2.
- Code
- W238
- Series
- Series 2
- Pigment Index
- PO62
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Transparency
- Transparent
- Tint Power
- 2
- Granulation
- NO
- Staining Power
- Low
Measured colour data
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Brilliant Orange 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.
Brilliant Orange 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.
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What pigment is used in Brilliant Orange?
Brilliant Orange is made with PO62.
Is Brilliant Orange a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Brilliant Orange uses a single pigment (PO62), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Brilliant Orange transparent or opaque?
Brilliant Orange is transparent.
Is Brilliant Orange lightfast?
Brilliant Orange has excellent lightfastness.
Does Brilliant Orange granulate?
In watercolour, Brilliant Orange is non-granulating.
Does Brilliant Orange stain the paper?
Brilliant Orange has low staining power.
Is Brilliant Orange vegan?
No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.
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