Orange Sunset
Pigment HistoryPigment Orange 34. Synthetic organic. A modern transparent orange used for clean colour and mixing.
Orange Sunset is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PO34.
It is semi-transparent, excellent lightfastness, granulating, high staining power, tinting strength 4.
- Code
- W221
- Series
- Series 2
- Pigment Index
- PO34
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Tint Power
- 4
- Granulation
- YES
- Staining Power
- High
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Orange Sunset 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.
Orange Sunset 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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Open Orange Sunset in Mixing StudioWhat pigment is used in Orange Sunset?
Orange Sunset is made with PO34.
Is Orange Sunset a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Orange Sunset uses a single pigment (PO34), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Orange Sunset transparent or opaque?
Orange Sunset is semi-transparent.
Is Orange Sunset lightfast?
Orange Sunset has excellent lightfastness.
Does Orange Sunset granulate?
In watercolour, Orange Sunset is granulating.
Does Orange Sunset stain the paper?
Orange Sunset has high staining power.
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