Rublev Colours French Burnt Sienna is from the last remaining European company operating the ochre deposits in the French quarries of Gargas and Rustrel nested in a 12 mile long enclave in the heart of the Luberon Mountains, the ochre country.
Rublev Colours French Burnt Sienna Watercolor
Note: Colors swatches are shown in mass tone, at top, mixed with an equal amount of water and brushed out toward the bottom. All pictures of color swatches in this web site are only approximations of the actual color of the watercolor paint. We have taken every care to match the color in these pictures on calibrated color monitors to the actual color. However, because of the wide variance in color monitors the results you get may vary.
| Color Names | |
| Common Names: | English: Sienna French: Sienne German: Siena Italian: Siena Russian: Сиена Spanish: Siena |
| Synonyms: | raw Sienna, Sienne naturelle, siena-erde, Terre de Sienne, Terra di Siena |
| Color Information | |
| Single Pigment: | Burnt Sienna |
| Binder: | Gum Arabic |
| Pigment Information | |
| Color: | Reddish Brown |
| Colour Index: | Pigment Red 102 (77491) (77492) (77499) |
| Chemical Name: | Natural Iron Oxide |
| Chemical Formula: | α-FeO3+(OH) |
| Properties | |
| ASTM Lightfastness: | I |
| Opacity: | Semi-Transparent |
| Tinting Strength: | Good |
| Staining: | Low |
Note: Some separation of pigment and medium may occur in Rublev Colours Watercolor and is a natural process when no stabilizers are added to paint to prevent this from occurring.