Rublev Colours Italian Raw Sienna is a semi-opaque yellow brown with good tinting strength. Our Italian sienna is from quarries in the Siena region of Italy.
Rublev Colours Italian Raw 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 Information | |
| Single Pigment: | Raw Sienna |
| Binder: | Gum Arabic |
| Pigment Information | |
| Color: | Brown |
| Colour Index: | Pigment Brown 7 (77491) (77492) (77499) |
| Chemical Name: | Natural Iron Oxide |
| Chemical Formula: | α-FeO3+(OH) |
| Properties | |
| ASTM Lightfastness: | I |
| Opacity: | Semi-Opaque |
| Tinting Strength: | Good |
| Staining: | Average |
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NotesNote: Some separation of pigment and medium may occur in Rublev Colours Watercolors and is a natural process when no stabilizers are added to paint to prevent this from occurring.