A gorgeous light red which was also recently discontinued. This red had good lightfastness and was smashing in tints. Quinacridone Scarlet has a delicate quality reminiscent of PR209. This pigment was part of an article on Discontinued Pigments.
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Quinacridone Scarlet
PR207
Pigment Description
Resources
PR207 pigment data from David G. Myers, The Color of Art Pigment Database, Artiscreation.com
General information about this class of pigments from Handprint,
Stats
Lightfastness
Excellent
Highest marks (all 8’s on BWS). Similar to other Quinacridones may want to do your own lightfastness testing just to be sure.
Transparency
Transparent, Semi-Transparent
Toxicity
Thought to be in the category of lesser concern
Treat all pigments and paints with studio safety protocols.
Chemical Name
Quinacridone also listed as Substituted dichloro-quinacridone in other sources (see Artiscreation)
Dry Pigments listing PR207
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