Daniel Smith Watercolor Stick - Quinacridone Burnt Scarlet

Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

PR206-Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red

Pigment Name

PR206-Quinacridone Pyrrolidine Red

Pigment Type

organic, quinacridone

Chemical Name

quinacridone pyrrolidine

Properties

PR206 offers a deep maroon or bordeaux red. Quinacridone pigments have relatively low tinting strength in general. For this reason, quinacridone colors are often expensive, because more pigment is required in the formulation.

Permanence

Quinacridone pigments have excellent lightfastness.

History

It was developed as a maroon or bordeaux red for automotive paints.