Holbein Artists' Oil ColorNo. H306
Cerulean Blue Hue
- Opacity
- Semi-opaque
- Lightfastness
- Very good
- Series
- A
- Maker's rating
- ★★ · moderately durable
Hue or substitute.
Labeled as a hue: a substitute mixture for the named color. The name promises cerulean (a cobalt pigment).
Genuine cerulean is opaque, slightly granular and expensive. Hues made with phthalo blue and white cost far less and tint much more strongly, so use less.
Compared with Cerulean Blue (Holbein, the same line):
- Price: this hue is series A; Cerulean Blue from the same line is series E.
- Lightfastness: very good for this hue, excellent for the genuine.
Check before buying. Source: Holbein technical spec (2004): may be outdated.
What's in the tube: 2 pigments
Bar widths are estimates: makers list pigments roughly in order of amount but don't publish proportions.
Same color from other brands
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Data source: Holbein technical spec (2004): may be outdated. Have this tube? Send the pigment codes from its label
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