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Van Gogh water colour - colour chart

Chinese white Perm.lemon yellow Azo yellow L Azo yellow M Gamboge Azo yellow D Naples yellow red Permanent orange Vermilion

+++ 108 +++ 254 +++ 268 +++ 269 +++ 238 +++ 270 +++ 224 +++ 266 +++ 311
PW4 PY184 PY154 PY154/PO62 PY154/PR101 PY154/PO43 PY42/PO43 PY154/PR254 PR255/PY154

Permanent red L Permanent red D Madder lake L Madder lake D Quinacridone rose Perm. red violet Perm. blue violet Ultramarine D Cobalt blue (ultram.)

+++ 370 +++ 371 +++ 327 +++ 331 +++ 366 +++ 567 +++ 568 +++ 506 +++ 512
PR254 PR254/PV19 PR264/PV19 PR264 PV19 PV19 PV19/PB15 PB29 PB29/PW4

Cerulean bl.(phthalo) Phthalo blue Prussian blue Indigo Perm.yellow green Hooker green L Hooker green D Permanent green Viridian

+++ 535 +++ 570 +++ 508 +++ 533 +++ 633 +++ 644 +++ 645 +++ 662 +++ 616
PB15/PW4 PB15 PB27 PB15/PBk6 PY154/PG7 PG7/PY154 PG7/PY154 PG7/PY154 PG7

Phthalo green Sap green Olive green Yellow ochre Raw sienna Raw umber Burnt sienna Light oxide red Burnt umber

+++ 675 +++ 623 +++ 620 +++ 227 +++ 234 +++ 408 +++ 411 +++ 339 +++ 409
PG7 PY129/PG7 PG7/PY154 PY42 PY42 PY42/PR101 PR101/PBk11 PR101 PR101/PBk6

Sepia Vandyke brown Payne grey Ivory black

+++ 416 +++ 403 +++ 708 +++ 701


PBk7/PR101 PBk6/PR101 PBk6/PV19 PBk6/PBk9

Explanation of the signs from left to right +++ = degree of lightfastness PY154/PO62 = pigments used
Example: Azo yellow M +++ = 100 years completely lightfast under museum conditions (all 40 colours)
++ = 25 – 100 years lightfast under museum conditions
+ = 10 – 25 years lightfast under museum conditions
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+++ 269 = 0 – 10 years lightfast under museum conditions
PY154/PO62 The lightfastness of all these colours has been tested in accordance with
Letter behind the colour name ASTM Standard D4303.
L = light, M = medium, D = deep
269 = colour number

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