PO43 Perinone Orange
Perinone.
16 tubes from 7 of 24 paint lines contain PO43. 3 are made from PO43 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.
- Toxicity
- No toxic metal Not one of the toxic-metal pigments. As with any paint, keep it out of your mouth and don't sand or spray it.
- Drying
- Medium
About PO43
History
Perinone orange is a synthetic orange that came into artists' paint in the later 20th century.
In mixes
A bright, warm, fairly transparent orange that is good in glazes and mixes clean reds and oranges.
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 PO43, by brand
The best single-pigment PO43 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.
- Cobra VermilionLF I · Semi-opaque
- W&N Artisan Cadmium Orange HueSeries 1 · LF I · Semi-transparent
- Maimeri Puro Orange LakeLF not rated
Not sold here by: W&N Artists', Holbein, Grumbacher, Williamsburg, M. Graham, Gamblin, Michael Harding, Old Holland, Schmincke Mussini, W&N Winton, Georgian, Da Vinci, Lukas 1862, W&N Griffin, Langridge, Blockx, Vasari.
Made from PO43 alone
Mixtures that contain PO43
Brands: Art Spectrum, Cobra, Maimeri Puro, Rembrandt, Art Creation, Van Gogh, W&N Artisan.