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Raw Umber - Michael Harding
WatercolourPBr6
PBr6

Raw Umber

W121 · Series 1
WATERCOLOUR
Series 1
Raw Umber No. W121

Pigment HistoryPBR6Raw / Burnt Umber. Mineral earth (Cyprus/Italy). A staple earth pigment; burnt umber is calcined raw umber, deeper and warmer.

Technical Summary

Raw Umber is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PBr6.

It is semi-transparent, very good lightfastness, granulating, low staining power, tinting strength 2.

Code
W121
Series
Series 1
Pigment Index
PBr6
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Very Good
Transparency
Semi-Transparent
Tint Power
2
Granulation
YES
Staining Power
Low
Colour Science

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Raw Umber 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.

Masstone swatch
Masstone
L 48.88 · a 14.57 · b 31.15
7.82YR 4.8/5.3

Raw Umber straight from the tube.

Undertone
#e9e3db

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#a6947a

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#7b6c58

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#4d402f

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#d7cec0

A thin transparent film over white.

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Raw Umber: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Raw Umber?

Raw Umber is made with PBr6.

Is Raw Umber a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Raw Umber uses a single pigment (PBR6), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Raw Umber transparent or opaque?

Raw Umber is semi-transparent.

Is Raw Umber lightfast?

Raw Umber has very good lightfastness.

Does Raw Umber granulate?

In watercolour, Raw Umber is granulating.

Does Raw Umber stain the paper?

Raw Umber has low staining power.

Is Raw Umber vegan?

No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.

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