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Scarlet Lake Light - Michael Harding
WatercolourPR188
PR188

Scarlet Lake Light

W205 · Series 2
WATERCOLOUR
Series 2
Scarlet Lake Light No. W205

Pigment HistoryPR188—Naphthol Red AS. Synthetic organic. A warm, lightfast naphthol red.

Technical Summary

Scarlet Lake Light is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PR188.

It is semi-opaque, very good lightfastness, non-granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.

Code
W205
Series
Series 2
Pigment Index
PR188
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Very Good
Transparency
Semi-Opaque
Tint Power
3
Granulation
NO
Staining Power
Medium
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Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Scarlet Lake 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.

Masstone swatch
Masstone
L 56.79 · a 67.42 · b 58.58
8.24R 5.5/16.9

Scarlet Lake Light straight from the tube.

Undertone
#fadfd5

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#e6876c

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#ab624d

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#823726

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#f5c7b7

A thin transparent film over white.

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See Scarlet Lake Light side-by-side with its closest neighbours in the range — chemistry, opacity and lightfastness at a glance.

Cadmium Red LightW406Rich ScarletW212Scarlet LakeW153
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Scarlet Lake Light: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Scarlet Lake Light?

Scarlet Lake Light is made with PR188.

Is Scarlet Lake Light a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Scarlet Lake Light uses a single pigment (PR188), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Scarlet Lake Light transparent or opaque?

Scarlet Lake Light is semi-opaque.

Is Scarlet Lake Light lightfast?

Scarlet Lake Light has very good lightfastness.

Does Scarlet Lake Light granulate?

In watercolour, Scarlet Lake Light is non-granulating.

Does Scarlet Lake Light stain the paper?

Scarlet Lake Light has medium staining power.

Is Scarlet Lake Light vegan?

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

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