Cadmium Red Light
Inorganic - A powerful orange shade red with the usual cadmium characteristics, Cadmium Red Light has high tint power and opacity. This red presents warm, almost fiery hues when mixed with a more transparent white.
Cadmium Red Light is a single-pigment Michael Harding oil colour made with PR108 (Inorganic).
It is opaque, excellent lightfastness, fast drying time, high tinting strength.
It is ground in linseed oil with low oil content.
- Code
- No. 503
- Series
- Series 5
- Pigment Index
- PR108
- Pigment Type
- Inorganic
- Oil / Vehicle
- Linseed Oil
- Sizes
- 40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Opacity
- Opaque
- Drying
- Fast
- Oil Content
- Low
- Tint Power
- High
- Toxicity
- Non-Toxic
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Cadmium Red Light 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.
Cadmium Red Light 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 Cadmium Red Light?
Cadmium Red Light is made with PR108.
Is Cadmium Red Light a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Cadmium Red Light uses a single pigment (PR108), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Cadmium Red Light transparent or opaque?
Cadmium Red Light is opaque.
Is Cadmium Red Light lightfast?
Cadmium Red Light has excellent lightfastness.
Is Cadmium Red Light vegan?
Yes. Cadmium Red Light contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.
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