PG50 Cobalt Titanate Green / Teal

Cobalt titanate.

20 tubes from 11 of 24 paint lines contain PG50. 13 are made from PG50 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.

Toxicity: Handle with care Contains cobalt. Avoid breathing in the dust or getting the paint in your mouth, and don't sand or spray it.
Drying: Fast Cobalt speeds drying.
Opacity: Single-pigment tubes are mostly opaque.

About PG50

History

Cobalt titanate is a modern cobalt pigment giving light blue-greens and teals.

In mixes

Fairly opaque and moderate in strength, giving light, clean teal tints.

Genuine or hue?

Cobalt pigments are costly, mix to clean, slightly cool tints and shouldn't be breathed in as dust. Hues cost much less and usually tint more strongly, but their mixes rarely look quite the same.

Drying speed is typical for linseed oil; tubes ground in safflower or poppy oil, or with driers added, will differ. These are general notes on the pigment, not on any one brand.

Purest PG50, by brand

The best single-pigment PG50 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.

Blockx Cobalt Green LightSeries 6 · LF I · Opaque
Grumbacher Cobalt TurquoiseSeries 4 · LF I
M. Graham Cobalt GreenSeries 6 · LF I · Opaque
Michael Harding Cobalt TealSeries 5 · LF I · Semi-opaque
Old Holland Cobalt GreenSeries E · LF I
Rembrandt Cobalt Turquoise GreenSeries 5 · LF I · Semi-opaque
Schmincke Mussini Cobalt TurquoiseLF I · Opaque
W&N Artists' Cobalt Turquoise LightSeries 4 · LF I · Opaque
Williamsburg Cobalt Teal BluishSeries 7 · LF I · Opaque
Maimeri Puro Cobalt Green DeepLF not rated

Not sold here by: Holbein, Gamblin, W&N Winton, Georgian, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Cobra, Art Creation, Lukas 1862, W&N Griffin, Langridge, Vasari, W&N Artisan.

Made from PG50 alone

Cobalt Green LightBlockx 212661PG50Series 6LF I Cobalt TurquoiseGrumbacher P309PG50Series 4LF I Cobalt GreenM. Graham 095PG50Series 6LF I Cobalt TealMichael Harding 513PG50Series 5LF I Cobalt Green DeepMaimeri Puro 317PG50–Cobalt TurquoiseSchmincke Mussini 10498PG50LF I Oriental GreenSchmincke Mussini 10535PG50LF I Cobalt Blue Turquoise LightOld Holland E262PG50Series ELF I Cobalt GreenOld Holland E268PG50Series ELF I Cobalt Turquoise GreenRembrandt 682PG50Series 5LF I Cobalt Teal BluishWilliamsburg 6000817PG50Series 7LF I Cobalt Teal GreenishWilliamsburg 6000786PG50Series 7LF I Cobalt Turquoise LightW&N Artists' 191PG50Series 4LF I

Mixtures that contain PG50

Cobalt GreenArt SpectrumPB36PG50Series 4LF I Cobalt Titanate GreenGrumbacher P058PW6PY53PG50Series 4LF I Cobalt Green OpaqueSchmincke Mussini 10528PY184PG50LF I Yellowish Green UralSchmincke Mussini 10208PY53PG50LF I Manganese Blue Deep ExtraOld Holland C241PB35PG50PB15PV16Series CHueLF I Manganese Blue ExtraOld Holland C41PB35PG50PB15Series CHueLF I Cobalt GreenW&N Artists' 184PG26PG50Series 5LF I

Brands: Art Spectrum, Blockx, Grumbacher, M. Graham, Michael Harding, Maimeri Puro, Schmincke Mussini, Old Holland, Rembrandt, Williamsburg, W&N Artists'.