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Quinacridone Bronze - Michael Harding
WatercolourPY150, PR209, PV19
PY150, PR209, PV19

Quinacridone Bronze

W311 · Series 3
WATERCOLOUR
Series 3
Quinacridone Bronze No. W311

Pigment HistoryNickel Azo Yellow. Synthetic organic. A transparent, greenish yellow valued for glazes and landscape work.

Technical Summary

Quinacridone Bronze is a multi-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PY150, PR209, PV19.

It is semi-transparent, excellent lightfastness, non-granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.

Code
W311
Series
Series 3
Pigment Index
PY150, PR209, PV19
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Excellent
Tint Power
3
Granulation
NO
Staining Power
Medium
Colour Science

Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Quinacridone Bronze 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 64.17 · a 36.33 · b 58.23
3.82YR 6.3/11.6

Quinacridone Bronze straight from the tube.

Undertone
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A thin wash over white.

Tint
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Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#b38452

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
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Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
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A thin transparent film over white.

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Quinacridone Bronze: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Quinacridone Bronze?

Quinacridone Bronze is made with PY150, PR209, PV19.

Is Quinacridone Bronze a single-pigment colour?

No. Quinacridone Bronze is a blend of 3 pigments (PY150, PR209, PV19), formulated to give a specific hue.

Is Quinacridone Bronze transparent or opaque?

Quinacridone Bronze is semi-transparent.

Is Quinacridone Bronze lightfast?

Quinacridone Bronze has excellent lightfastness.

Does Quinacridone Bronze granulate?

In watercolour, Quinacridone Bronze is non-granulating.

Does Quinacridone Bronze stain the paper?

Quinacridone Bronze has medium staining power.

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