Indigo

Opacity: Semi-opaque
Lightfastness: Excellent
Series: 3
Maker's rating: Excellent

Hue or substitute.

The name traditionally means indigo; this tube uses other pigments. The name promises indigo.

Natural indigo fades in light. Hues of phthalo or ultramarine with black are lightfast.

Compared with Indigo (Grumbacher):

Lightfastness: excellent for this hue, very good for the genuine.

The genuine pigment:

IndigoGrumbacher PB66LF II

IndigoSchmincke Mussini PB66LF II

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

Greenish UmberGrumbacher PBr7 PB27Same two pigmentsSame pigmentsLF I

Van Dyke Brown (Permanent)Da Vinci PBr7 PBk6Same main pigment (PBr7), with a black (PBk6) in place of a blue (PB27)Similar mixHue–

Mars OrangeHolbein PBr7 PBk11Same main pigment (PBr7), with a black (PBk11) in place of a blue (PB27)Similar mixLF I

Raw UmberW&N Griffin PBr7 PBk11Same main pigment (PBr7), with a black (PBk11) in place of a blue (PB27)Similar mixLF I

Van Dyke Brown (Cassel Earth)M. Graham PBr7 PBk9Same main pigment (PBr7), with a black (PBk9) in place of a blue (PB27)Similar mixHueLF I

Sepia ExtraOld Holland PBr7 PBk9Same main pigment (PBr7), with a black (PBk9) in place of a blue (PB27)Similar mixLF I

Vandyke BrownVan Gogh PBr7 PBk9Same main pigment (PBr7), with a black (PBk9) in place of a blue (PB27)Similar mixHueLF I

IndigoVasari PB27 PBk11Same name, made with a blue (PB27) and a black (PBk11)Similar colorHue–

IndigoSchmincke Mussini PB66Same name, made with a blue (PB66)Similar colorLF II

IndigoLukas 1862 PR176 PB15:1 PB29 PBk7Same name, made with a red (PR176), two blues (PB15, PB29) and a black (PBk7)Similar colorHueLF II

IndigoRembrandt PB15 PB29 PBk9Same name, made with two blues (PB15, PB29) and a black (PBk9)Similar colorHueLF I

IndigoCobra PB29 PB15 PBk11Same name, made with two blues (PB29, PB15) and a black (PBk11)Similar colorHueLF I

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: Williamsburg product guide (Golden Artist Colors, 2022) and per-color technical pages on goldenartistcolors.com (open). Send a correction

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