Art Spectrum® Oil Pigments
Art Spectrum® Professional Quality Artists’ Oil Colour is Australia’s most respected oil paint. Art Spectrum® is proudly Australian owned and have been manufacturing for 50 years using the highest quality lightfast pigments which are triple- milled with traditional methods using the purest of linseed oil.
Artist Oils Series Pigments Lightfastness Permanence Transparent/Opaque
Titanium Yellow S2 PY53 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent Lemon Yellow S1 PY3 ASTM11 *** Semi Transparent
Cadmium Yellow Light S4 PY35 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Spectrum Yellow S1 PY74 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Aureolin S5 PY40 ASTM11 *** Transparent
Cadmium Yellow S4 PY35 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Golden Yellow S2 PY1, PO5 ASTM11 *** Opaque
Indian Yellow S2 PY83, PY42 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Cadmium Yellow Deep S4 PY35 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Spectrum Orange S1 PY74, PO5 ASTM11 *** Opaque
Cadmium Orange S4 PO20 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Coral S3 PW4, PW6, PR168, PY83 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Cadmium Scarlet S4 PR108, PO20 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Spectrum Red S1 PR112 ASTM11 *** Opaque
Spectrum Vermilion S1 PY3, PR170 ASTM11 *** Opaque
Cadmium Red S4 PR108 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Spectrum Red Deep S1 PR170 ASTM11 *** Opaque
Flesh Tint S1 PW6, PY42, PR101 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Flesh Tint Deep S1 PW6, PR101 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Rose Dore S4 PV19 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Rose Madder S5 PR176, ASTM1 **** Transparent
Spectrum Crimson S1 PV19, PR175, PR122 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Permanent Rose S4 PV19 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Alizarin Crimson S4 PR83 ASTM111 *** Transparent
Permanent Crimson S3 PV19, PR122, PR175 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Pilbara Red S3 PV19, PR101, PBr7 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Cadmium Red Deep S4 PR108 ASTM1 **** Opaque Art Spectrum® Oil Pigments
Artist Oils Series Pigments Lightfastness Permanence Transparent/Opaque
Quinacridone Maroon S4 PR206 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Cadmium Maroon S5 PR108 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Flinders Red Violet S3 PV19 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Permanent Magenta S3 PV19, PV23 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Cobalt Violet S5 PV14 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Cobalt Violet Dark S5 PV14 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Spectrum Violet S1 PW4, PR122, PV23 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Flinders Blue Violet S3 PV23 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Flinders Blue Violet Dark S3 PV23, PBk11 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Mineral Violet S4 PV16 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Permanent Mauve S2 PV23, PB15:3 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Lilac S2 PW6, PV23 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Tasman Blue S3 PB15:3, PV23, PW6 ASTM1 **** Opaque
French Ultramarine S3 PB29 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Ultramarine Blue S1 PB29, PB15:3 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Spectrum Blue S1 PB29, PW6, PB15:3 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Cobalt Blue S4 PB28 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Cobalt Blue Deep S4 PB74 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Phthalo Blue S1 PB15:3 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Manganese Blue Hue S1 PW4, PB15:3, PBk7 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Spectrum Cerulean S1 PW4, PB15:3 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Cerulean Blue S4 PB35 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Prussian Blue S1 PB27 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Indigo Blue S2 PB29, PB27, PBk7, PV19 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Sapphire S2 PB 15:3, PG7 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Turquoise S3 PW6, PG7, PB 15:3 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Cobalt Green S4 PG36, PG50 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Australian Leaf Green Blue S3 PW6, PB 15-3, PG17 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Spectrum Emerald S1 PW6, PG7, PY3, PY42 ASTM11 *** Opaque
Viridian S4 PG18 ASTM1 **** Transparent Art Spectrum® Oil Pigments
Artist Oils Series Pigments Lightfastness Permanence Transparent/Opaque
Phthalo Green S1 PG7 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Spectrum Viridian S1 PG7, PGI7, PBk7 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Terre Verte S1 PBr7, PG7 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Terre Verte Traditional S1 PBr7, PB29, PY83, PG7 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Oxide of Chromium S3 PG17 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Cadmium Green S4 PY37, PY35, PG7 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Spectrum Green Light S1 PY3, PO62, PB 15:3, PW6 ASTM11 *** Semi Transparent
Australian Leaf Green Light S3 PG17, PY35, PY74 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Australian Green Gold S3 PY129 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Australian Leaf Green Dark S3 PR101, PY83, PG7 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Sap Green S2 PY83, PR101, PG7 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Olive Green S2 PR101, PY83, PBk7, PG7 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Australian Yellow Green S2 PW6, PY129 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Australian Green Grey S1 PW6, PY129 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Australian Grey S2 PW6, PR101, PBr7 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Naples Yellow S1 PW6, PY35, PY42 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Jaune Brilliant S1 PW6, PY35, PR108 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Naples Yellow Reddish S1 PW6, PO62, PO43 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Yellow Ochre S1 PY42 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Transparent Gold Oxide S2 PY42, PBr7 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Raw Sienna S1 PBr7 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Italian Pink S3 PY83 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Australian Red Gold S3 PR101, PY83, PR122, PV19 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Transparent Pink Oxide S1 PR101 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Transparent Orange Oxide S1 PR101 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Transparent Red Oxide S2 PR101 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Burnt Sienna S1 PBr7, PR107 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Brown Pink S3 PR101, PY42, PBr7, PBk7 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Burnt Umber S1 PBr7 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Transparent Brown Earth S1 PBr7 ASTM1 **** Transparent Art Spectrum® Oil Pigments
Artist Oils Series Pigments Lightfastness Permanence Transparent/Opaque
Light Red S1 PR101 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Indian Red S1 PR101 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Mars Violet S1 PR101 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Permanent Vandyke Brown S1 PBr7, PR101, PBk7 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Raw Umber S1 PBr7 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Mica Titanate in alkyd resin Gold S3 BWS8 **** Opaque base Mica Titanate, PBk7 in alkyd Silver S3 BWS8 **** Opaque resin base Mica Titanate, Iron Oxide in Copper S3 BWS8 **** Opaque alkyd resin base Mica Titanate, Iron Oxide in Bronze S3 BWS8 **** Opaque alkyd resin base Paynes Grey S1 PB 29, PW6, PBk7 ASTM1 **** Semi Transparent
Transparent Black S1 Natural carbon black, PBk8 ASTM1 **** Transparent
Ivory Black S1 PBk9 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Lamp Black S1 PBk7 ASTM1 **** Opaque
Zinc White S1 PW4 ASTM1 **** Opaque
PW4, PW6 ground in sunflower Titanium White S1 ASTM1 **** Opaque oil PW4, PW6 ground in sunflower Titanium White 2 S2 ASTM1 **** Opaque oil Underpainting White S1 PW6, PW4 in alkyd resin base ASTM1 **** Opaque
Alumina Hydrate ground in Clear Oil S2 BWS8 **** Transparent sunflower oil
ASTM Approved Permanent Colours American Society for Testing and Materials, conforming to standard D4302-90. ASTM 1: Excellent Lightfastness. ASTM 2: Very good Lightfastness ASTM 3: Fair Lightfastness Permanence Rating: **** (excellent) *** (very good)