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Grumbacher Academy Oil Color - Cadmium Red Light Hue, 37 ml tube
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$7.17
Blick Art Materials · recorded 2026-10-21T12:39:42.019702000Z
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Product details
- Size
- 37 ml
- Blick SKU
- 00418-3183
About this product range
Grumbacher Academy Oils are available in a range of 45 highly pigmented colors offering superior tinting strength at an affordable student price. The line includes a variety of single-pigment colors, as well as mixed hues and metallics. Every color in the range boasts an ASTM lightfast rating of ‘1-Excellent’ and most correlate to the Pre-Tested Professional line, allowing students to graduate to a professional-grade paint with ease.
The majority of colors in the range are ground in pure linseed oil. Titanium White Soft is ground in a mixture of linseed and poppyseed oil. Titanium White, Unbleached Titanium White, Zinc White, Pale Pink, Lemon Yellow, and Thalo Silver are ground in sunflower oil.
Pigment information
General reference notes about pigments can describe other media (such as oil). They do not verify this product’s exact formulation or behavior.
Naphthol Red
- Pigment code
- PR188
- Type
- organic monoazo
- Chemical formula
- C33H24Cl2N2O6
- Properties
- This Naphthol Red is yellowish, with a high tinting strength and average drying time. It produces warmer shades and tints.
- Permanence
- This Naphthol Red has excellent lightfastness, though it is generally not considered adequate for exterior use.
- Toxicity
- Naphthol Reds are not considered toxic. They may cause eye, skin, or respiratory irritation. Contact with dry pigment should be avoided.
- History
- Naphthol pigments are actually dyes that are "laked" to form pigments. First developed by the German chemical company Hoechst A.G. before World War I, their use in artist paints began in the 1920s.
- Description
- Naphthal, Naphthol Bordeaux, Naphthol Carbamide, Naphthol Carmine, Permanent Carmine, Permanent Red.
Naphthol Red
- Pigment code
- PR170
- Type
- organic, naphthol AS
- Chemical formula
- C26H22N4O4
- Properties
- Pigment PR170 is a bright deep red with bluish undertones. It has an average drying time. It has two crystaline forms that differ significantly in opacity. The more transparent form (F5RK) tends to be more bluish and is less lightfast.
- Permanence
- The lightfastness and weatherfastness of Pigment PR170 varies, depending on the application and the crystaline form. The opaque form (F3RK) has very good lightfastness, and is more weather resistant. The transparent form (F5RK) has lightfastness that is considered acceptable in pure applications, but it fades more in tints. Neither form is considered suitable for exterior use.
- Toxicity
- Naphthol Reds are not considered toxic. They may cause eye, skin, or respiratory irritation. Contact with dry pigment should be avoided.
- History
- Naphthol pigments are actually dyes that are "laked" to form pigments. First developed by the German chemical company Hoechst A.G. before World War I, their use in artist paints began in the 1920s. Pigment Red PR170 is a Naphthol AS pigment, chemically related to the diarylide yellow pigments. The Naphthol AS pigments comprise a range of reds. They are used in plastics, textiles, and printing inks.
- Description
- Naphthal, Naphthol Bordeaux, Naphthol Carbamide, Naphthol Carmine, Permanent Carmine, Naphthol Crimson, Permanent Red, Permanent Red F3RK (more opaque), Permanent Red F5RK (more transparent).
Hansa Yellow
- Pigment code
- PY65
- Type
- monoazo
- Chemical formula
- C18H18N4O6
- Properties
- This Hansa Yellow ranges from reddish yellow to greenish yellow with temperature shifts from cool to warm hues. It has good tinting strength and average to slow drying time.
- Permanence
- This Hansa Yellow has excellent lightfastness, particularly in the darker shades.
- Toxicity
- Hansa Yellow has no significant acute hazards, though its chronic hazards have not been well studied.
- History
- Hansa Yellows were first made in Germany just before WW1 from a series of synthetic dyestuffs called Pigment Yellow. They were intended to be a synthetic replacement for Cadmium Yellow.
- Description
- Arylide, Arylide Yellow, Azo, Brilliant Yellow, Monoazo, Monolite Yellow, Permanent Yellow.
Cromophtal Scarlet
- Pigment code
- PR166
- Type
- organic, disazo
- Properties
- Pigment Red 166 has a yellowish red tone. It is semi-transparent and has high tinting strength.
- Permanence
- Pigment Red 166 has very good lightfastness.
- History
- Pigment Red 166 is a disazo condensation pigment, and is used in paints, plastics, printing inks, packaging, textiles, and many other applications.
- Description
- Microlith Scarlet
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