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Art Spectrum Artists' Oil Colour

Spectrum Vermilion

Opacity
OpaqueOpaque
Lightfastness
Very good
Series
1
Maker's rating
ASTM II · ★★★

Hue or substitute.

The name traditionally means vermilion (PR106); this tube uses other pigments. The name promises vermilion (PR106).

Genuine vermilion is mercury sulfide: very expensive, toxic, and it can darken in light. Hues are cheap and stable.

Compared with Vermilion (Holbein):

  • Lightfastness: very good for this hue, excellent for the genuine.
  • Safety: this hue has no mercury; the genuine does.

The genuine pigment:

VermilionHolbein PR106LF I
Genuine VermilionMichael Harding PR106LF I

What's in the tube: 2 pigments

Bar widths are estimates: makers list pigments roughly in order of amount but don't publish proportions.

Same color from other brands

Rose MadderGrumbacher PY3 PR83Same main pigment (PY3), with a red (PR83) in place of a red (PR170)Similar mixHueLF III
Vermilion HueGeorgian PY73 PO34 PR210Looks alike, made with a yellow (PY73), an orange (PO34) and a red (PR210)Similar colorHue–
VermilionCobra PO43Looks alike, made with an orange (PO43)Similar colorHueLF I
Vermilion HueHolbein PY139 PO73 PR254Looks alike, made with a yellow (PY139), an orange (PO73) and a red (PR254)Similar colorHueLF II
Vermilion HueW&N Griffin PW6 PO36 PR170Looks alike, made with an orange (PO36) and a red (PR170)Similar colorHueLF I
Old Holland Red Gold LakeOld Holland PY95 PR177Looks alike, made with a yellow (PY95) and a red (PR177)Similar colorLF I

Same pigments is the closest match. Similar mix shares the main pigment. Similar color looks alike but is made differently.

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Data source: Art Spectrum per-colour product pages (artspectrum.com.au, 2026) (open). Send a correction

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