Orange
Orange is a Series 2 semi-transparent color. It has a masstone of yellowish burnt orange, with a very similar undertone, however Orange drifts towards Yellow in glazes. This color is available in 80ml, 250ml and 500ml sizes.
Color Detail
Masstone
Undertone
Blended with Titanium White
Washed with water
Color Comparisons
Cadmium Orange / Perinone Orange / Orange
The first comparison shows masstone of Cadmium Orange then reduction with white and a pale tint with white.
Next one is Perinone Orange with the same reductions with white, note that the colour goes in a pink direction as white is added. The third one is orange in series two.
Beneath that there are two orange glazes. Cadmium Orange is not shown as a Glaze because it is not a good Glazing Colour. The Perinone Orange shifts towards pink as the colour is reduced. The mixed Orange in Series 2 drifts towards Yellow as the colour is reduced.
Cadmium Orange with white
Perinone Orange with white
Orange with white
Orange Glaze
Perinone Orange Glaze
Color Information
- Chemical Description: Mixed Colour
- Pigment Type: Organic Arylamide Yellow, Organic Dinitrice Orange
- Lightfastness: 2
- Permanency: Excellent
- Pigment Strength: Strong
- Colour Index Name: PY 65, PO 5, PO 20
- Opacity or Transparency: Semi-transparent
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