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Winsor & Newton Griffin Alkyd (fast-drying)No. 680

Vermilion Hue

Opacity
OpaqueOpaque
Lightfastness
Excellent
Series
1
Maker's rating
A · permanent

Hue or substitute.

Labeled as a hue: a substitute mixture for the named color. 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):

  • 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: 3 pigments

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

Same color from other brands

Vermilion HueW&N Winton PR170 PW4 PO36Same two pigments; a different white (PW4)Same pigmentsHueLF I
Cadmium Red Deep HueW&N Artisan PR170 PO36Same two pigments; this one has no whiteSame pigmentsHueLF I
VermilionVan Gogh PO34 PR57:1Same name, made with an orange (PO34) and a pigment (PR57)Similar colorHueLF II
VermilionArt Creation PO34 PR57:1Same name, made with an orange (PO34) and a pigment (PR57)Similar colorHueLF II
VermilionMaimeri Puro PR188Same name, made with a red (PR188)Similar colorHue–
Permanent Red OrangeWilliamsburg PO36Same main pigment (PO36), without a red (PR170); this one has no whiteSimilar mixLF I
Azo OrangeLangridge PO36Same main pigment (PO36), without a red (PR170); this one has no whiteSimilar mixLF I
Vermilion ExtraOld Holland PR251Same name, made with a red (PR251)Similar colorHueLF I
VermilionHolbein PR106Same name, made with a red (PR106)Similar colorLF I
Genuine VermilionMichael Harding PR106Same name, made with a red (PR106)Similar colorLF I
VermilionCobra PO43Same name, made with an orange (PO43)Similar colorHueLF I
VermilionRembrandt PO73Same name, made with an orange (PO73)Similar colorHueLF 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: Griffin Alkyd composition & permanence table (as published by Bromleys Art Supplies) (open). Send a correction

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