Warm White
Pigment HistorySynthetic mineral - titanium dioxide, first produced as a pigment in the early 20th century. Titanium white arrived too late for the Old Masters, who worked in lead. It became the dominant white from the mid-20th century - think of the crisp, opaque highlights in Lucian Freud’s flesh, or the brilliant whites of modern abstraction. The modern painter’s workhorse - the brightest, most opaque white available, and non-toxic. It overtook lead white through the 20th century and now anchors nearly every palette, prized for covering power and clean tints.
Warm White is a multi-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PW6, PW4, PY43.
It is semi-opaque, excellent lightfastness, non-granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.
- Code
- W102
- Series
- Series 1
- Pigment Index
- PW6, PW4, PY43
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Tint Power
- 3
- Granulation
- NO
- Staining Power
- Medium
Measured colour data
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Warm White 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.
Warm White 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 Warm White?
Warm White is made with PW6, PW4, PY43.
Is Warm White a single-pigment colour?
No. Warm White is a blend of 3 pigments (PW6, PW4, PY43), formulated to give a specific hue.
Is Warm White transparent or opaque?
Warm White is semi-opaque.
Is Warm White lightfast?
Warm White has excellent lightfastness.
Does Warm White granulate?
In watercolour, Warm White is non-granulating.
Does Warm White stain the paper?
Warm White has medium staining power.
Is Warm White vegan?
Yes. Warm White contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.
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