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High Load Lightfastness Color Chart

High Load Acrylic Colors
Lightfastness, Permanency Color Chart

GOLDEN High Load Acrylics are unique, highly pigmented paints that dry to a velvety, matte finish. They can be used as a richly colored ground or gesso or as an extremely potent paint for thin applications.

As the name indicates, GOLDEN High Load Acrylics have an extremely high pigment content. They were first produced as a custom line of colored gessoes. Soon after, artists began to discover their usefulness as an extremely potent paint for thin applications. They are not tints (mixes with white), but produced from a single pigment, which makes them very rich and intense in appearance. They have a similar look to watercolor gouache, but are insoluble when dry.

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High Load Color Chart
Lightfastness, Permanence
Pigment Identification Chart

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C.P. Cadmium Yellow Medium
C.P. Cadmium Yellow Medium
Lightfastness: 
Permanency: 
Opacity/Transparency: 
C.P. Cadmium Orange
C.P. Cadmium Orange
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 3
C.P. Cadmium Red Light
C.P. Cadmium Red Light
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 2
Pyrrole Red
Pyrrole Red
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 3
Anthraquinone Blue
Anthraquinone Blue
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 2
Ultramarine Blue
Ultramarine Blue
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 6
Cobalt Blue
Cobalt Blue
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 3
Cerulean Blue, Chromium
Cerulean Blue, Chromium
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 3
Cobalt Turquois
Cobalt Turquois
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 2
Cobalt Green
Cobalt Green
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 2
Permanent Green Light
Permanent Green Light
Lightfastness: II
Permanency: V.G.
Opacity/Transparency: 3
Canvas Color
Canvas Color
Lightfastness: 
Permanency: 
Opacity/Transparency: 
Yellow Ochre
Yellow Ochre
Lightfastness: 
Permanency: 
Opacity/Transparency: 
Raw Sienna
Raw Sienna
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 3
Burnt Sienna
Burnt Sienna
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 2
Red Oxide
Red Oxide
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 1
Burnt Umber
Burnt Umber
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 2
Raw Umber
Raw Umber
Lightfastness: 
Permanency: 
Opacity/Transparency: 
Bone Black
Bone Black
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 2
Titan Buff
Titan Buff
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 2
Titanium White
Titanium White
Lightfastness: I
Permanency: Exc.
Opacity/Transparency: 2