Rublev Colours Indian Red is an opaque, deep red with high tinting strength. It is a single pigment color made with natural iron oxide mineral from ochre deposits in the French quarries in the heart of the Luberon Massif, the ochre country.
Rublev Watercolour Indian Red
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: red oxide French: oxyde rouge German: Oxid rot Italian: rosso ossido Portuguese: vermelho �xido Spanish: rojo �xido |
| Synonyms: | English: Indian red French: rouge Indien Spanish: rojo Indio Mars red is the name given to the artificial substitute of natural red iron oxide. |
| Color Information | |
| Single Pigment: | Natural Iron Oxide |
| Binder: | Gum Arabic |
| Pigment Information | |
| Color: | Red |
| Colour Index: | Pigment Red 102 (77491) |
| Chemical Name: | Natural Iron Oxide |
| Chemical Formula: | Fe2O3 |
| Properties | |
| ASTM Lightfastness: | I |
| Opacity: | Opaque |
| Tinting Strength: | High |
| Staining: | High |
Note: Some separation of pigment and medium may occur in Rublev Watercolours and is a natural process when no stabilizers are added to paint to prevent this from occurring.