PB16 Metal-free Phthalo Blue (turquoise)
Metal-free phthalocyanine.
5 tubes from 4 of 24 paint lines contain PB16. 3 are made from PB16 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.
- Toxicity
- Not on our toxic-metal list Check the maker's safety data sheet. As with any paint, keep it out of your mouth and don't sand or spray it.
- Opacity
- Single-pigment tubes are mostly transparent.
Purest PB16, by brand
The best single-pigment PB16 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.
- Old Holland Caribbean BlueSeries C · LF I
- Schmincke Mussini Transparent TurquoiseLF I · Transparent
- Maimeri Puro Turquoise GreenLF not rated
Not sold here by: W&N Artists', Holbein, Grumbacher, Williamsburg, M. Graham, Gamblin, Michael Harding, Rembrandt, W&N Winton, Georgian, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Cobra, Art Creation, W&N Griffin, Art Spectrum, Langridge, Blockx, Vasari, W&N Artisan.
Made from PB16 alone
Mixtures that contain PB16
Brands: Lukas 1862, Maimeri Puro, Schmincke Mussini, Old Holland.