Cadmium Red Deep
Pigment HistorySynthetic - cadmium selenide/sulphide, introduced c.1910. Cadmium red came too late for the Old Masters but defined modern colour - from Matisse’s reds to Hockney’s, its opacity and brilliance transformed the 20th-century palette. The benchmark modern red - bright, opaque and permanent, though it requires care because of its cadmium content.
Cadmium Red Deep is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PR108.
It is semi-opaque, excellent lightfastness, granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.
- Code
- W408
- Series
- Series 4
- Pigment Index
- PR108
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Tint Power
- 3
- Granulation
- YES
- Staining Power
- Medium
Measured colour data
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Cadmium Red Deep 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 Deep 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.
Popular combinations
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What pigment is used in Cadmium Red Deep?
Cadmium Red Deep is made with PR108.
Is Cadmium Red Deep a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Cadmium Red Deep uses a single pigment (PR108), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Cadmium Red Deep transparent or opaque?
Cadmium Red Deep is semi-opaque.
Is Cadmium Red Deep lightfast?
Cadmium Red Deep has excellent lightfastness.
Does Cadmium Red Deep granulate?
In watercolour, Cadmium Red Deep is granulating.
Does Cadmium Red Deep stain the paper?
Cadmium Red Deep has medium staining power.
Is Cadmium Red Deep vegan?
Yes. Cadmium Red Deep contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.
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