This red lives in the fast lane, and with soaring chroma and stellar lightfastness it's a top-tier red pigment. It's no wonder Pyrrole Red was actually used on Ferrari's, it's a high-performance red that races past the competition. Cadmium Red can give Pyrrole a run for its money, but it's one of the only ones. We did a deep dive on Pyrrole Red where we made comparisons to cadmium red, explored Pyrrole's complements, and also delved into its use in mixes.

Pyrrole Red is intense, semi-opaque, and lightfast. Overall it is a very intense color, which is a good thing. It takes a bit of work to mute it, and even in tints it holds its own with strength and clarity. In masstone it's a powerful middle red with high saturation.

Pyrrole Red has excellent lightfastness. Pyrrole Red PR254 may also have slightly better lightfastness than the oranger Pyrrole variety (PR255), even though they are both listed as ASTM I. There is also another variant called Pyrrole Rubine PR264, which may also be an interesting color variation and is a separate pigment.

There is another sub-variant of PR254 which leans a bit oranger. Vasari's Permanent Bright Red is a PR254 that leans closer to a PR255 (Pyrrole Scarlet). We delved into this difference in our in-depth article on Pyrrole Red.

We love the regular versions of Pyrrole Red, but this warmer version for Vasari is interesting. Permanent Red Bright is an incredibly versatile color.

Pyrrole Red is an incredible pigment to have in one's paintbox.