Results for "lightfast"
27 colours found.
- Lightfast Glossary
White
Zinc oxide
A white inorganic powder used in pigments, ointments, ceramics and electronicsPigment 路 馃嚠馃嚦 India +2
#003153
Prussian blue
A deep blue pigment first made in Berlin in the early 1700sPigment 路 馃嚡馃嚨 Japan
#120A8F
Ultramarine
A deep blue pigment once made from lapis lazuli, prized for centuries in artPigment 路 馃嚘馃嚝 Afghanistan +2
Purple and violet
Tyrian purple
A reddish-purple dye once worth its weight in silver, made from sea snailsDye 路 馃嚤馃嚙 Lebanon +4
#0047AB
Cobalt blue
A strong, stable blue pigment made from cobalt and alumina since the early 1800sPigment 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +3
#007BA7
Cerulean
A blue-green colour once made from cobalt stannate and linked with the skyNamed shade 路 馃嚞馃嚙 United Kingdom
#006B3C
Cadmium pigments
A family of strong yellow, orange, red and green pigments made from cadmium compoundsPigment
White
Lead white
A dense, opaque white pigment once used in art, home, and cosmetics worldwidePigment 路 馃嚚馃嚦 China +2
Yellow
Cadmium sulfide
A bright yellow pigment and semiconductor compound made from cadmium and sulfurPigment
Red
Azo dye
A large group of synthetic dyes with vivid reds, oranges, and yellowsDye
#000F89
Phthalo blue
A strong, synthetic blue pigment made from copper phthalocyaninePigment 路 馃嚛馃嚜 Germany +1
Red
Cinquasia red
A deep red pigment from the quinacridone family, valued for its durabilityPigment
#E73501
Chrome orange
A yellowish to deep orange pigment once prized by 19th-century paintersPigment
Purple and violet
Manganese violet
A synthetic purple pigment once favoured by Impressionist paintersPigment
#123524
Phthalo green
A synthetic green pigment made from copper and chlorinated phthalocyaninePigment
#FDEE00
Aureolin
A transparent yellow pigment made from potassium cobaltinitritePigment
#E32636
Alizarin crimson
A deep red with blue undertones, once made from madder rootsNamed shade 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt
Yellow
Lead-tin yellow
A strong yellow pigment once favoured by Renaissance and Baroque paintersPigment 路 馃嚠馃嚬 Italy
Yellow
Pigment Yellow 154
A synthetic yellow pigment valued for its high light and weather resistancePigment
Yellow
Benzimidazolone pigments
A group of strong, lightfast yellow, orange, and red synthetic pigmentsPigment
Yellow
Golden ochre
A warm yellow pigment rich in iron, prized since ancient times for its pure colourPigment 路 馃嚞馃嚪 Greece +2
Yellow
Pigment Yellow 74
A yellow-green azo pigment used in inks, paints, and tattoo coloursPigment 路 馃嚠馃嚬 Italy
Black
Mars Black
A strong, opaque black pigment made from iron oxidePigment
Yellow
Pigment Yellow 97
A synthetic yellow pigment valued for its high fastness and stabilityPigment
Orange
Pigment Orange 36
A synthetic orange pigment valued for its lasting colour in paints and coatingsPigment
Red
Red pigment
Pigments made from minerals, plants, and insects to create red colours in artPigment 路 馃嚝馃嚪 France +4
Blue
Blue pigment
Pigments that give blue colour to paints, inks, and art from ancient times to todayPigment 路 馃嚜馃嚞 Egypt +5
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Cadmium pigments: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Phthalo blue: Smokefoot, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Trypan blue: Smokefoot, Public domain, source
- Tyrian purple: Photograph: U.Name.Me Derivative work: TeKaBe, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Alizarin crimson: Sojol Rana, Public domain, source
- Lead white: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Zinc oxide: Andrew Silver, USGS, Public domain, source
- Cadmium sulfide: Marco Almbauer, Public domain, source
- Manganese violet: Georges Seurat, Public domain, source
- Lead-tin yellow: Rembrandt, Public domain, source
- Ultramarine: Unknown author, Public domain, source
- Pigment Yellow 154: Hardcoreraveman, Public domain, source
- Golden ochre: Marco Almbauer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Mars Black: FK1954, Public domain, source
- Benzimidazolone pigments: Hardcoreraveman, Public domain, source
- Chrome orange: FK1954, CC0, source
- Cerulean: Stephhzz, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Cobalt blue: FK1954, Public domain, source
- Prussian blue: Picture created by publunch, Public domain, source
- Blue pigment: David Stroe, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red pigment: Marco Almbauer, Public domain, source