Scarlet Lake
Pigment HistoryPR170—Naphthol Red. Synthetic organic. A bright, warm red introduced mid-20th century.
Scarlet Lake is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PR170.
It is semi-transparent, excellent lightfastness, granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.
- Code
- W153
- Series
- Series 1
- Pigment Index
- PR170
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Transparency
- Semi-Transparent
- Tint Power
- 3
- Granulation
- YES
- Staining Power
- Medium
Measured colour data
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Scarlet Lake 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.
Scarlet Lake 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 Scarlet Lake?
Scarlet Lake is made with PR170.
Is Scarlet Lake a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Scarlet Lake uses a single pigment (PR170), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Scarlet Lake transparent or opaque?
Scarlet Lake is semi-transparent.
Is Scarlet Lake lightfast?
Scarlet Lake has excellent lightfastness.
Does Scarlet Lake granulate?
In watercolour, Scarlet Lake is granulating.
Does Scarlet Lake stain the paper?
Scarlet Lake has medium staining power.
Is Scarlet Lake vegan?
No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.
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