Cinnabar Green
Green cinnabar is a name that designated a green copper tartrate or copper arsenic pigment of the eighteenth century. By the first half of the nineteenth century, the term denoted a composite pigment of chrome yellow and Prussian blue, providing a wide range of hues from dark to light tones.
Composition and Permanence| Cinnabar Ocher | |
| Color: | Cinnabar Green |
| Pigment: | Mixed pigment (See "Pigment Information" below) |
| Binder: | Linseed oil |
| Additive(s): | None |
| Pigment 1 Information | |
| Pigment: | |
| Pigment Classification: | Synthetic inorganic |
| Colour Index: | Pigment Yellow 34 |
| Chemical Name: | Lead chromate |
| Chemical Formula: | PbCrO4 |
| CAS No. | 7758-97-6 |
| Pigment 2 Information | |
| Pigment: | Prussian blue (Milori type) |
| Pigment Classification: | Synthetic inorganic |
| Colour Index: | Pigment Blue 27 (77520) |
| Chemical Name: | Ferric ferrocyanide |
| Chemical Formula: | Fe4[Fe(CN)6]3·xH2O |
| CAS No. | 12240-15-2 |
| Properties | |
| Code: | 226 |
| Series: | 5 |
| Opacity: | Opaque |
| Tinting Strength: | HIgh |
| Drying Rate: | Medium |
| ASTM Lightfastness: | Not Listed |
| Permanence: | A - 3 |
| Safety Information: | DANGER! CONTAINS LEAD. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. Avoid ingestion and skin contact. Wear protective clothing and gloves to prevent contact with skin. Never use near children or pets. Conforms to ASTM D 4236. DANGER |
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NotesSome separation of pigment and oil may occur in Rublev Colours Artist Oils and is a natural process when no wax or stabilizers are added to paint to prevent this from occurring.
All images of color swatches on this website are only approximations of the actual color of the oil 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 Swatch Note: The color swatch was created with a thick application (left side) of color and a tint (right side) made with equal parts of color and titanium white and applied on acrylic primed cotton canvas.
Drawdown Note: The image of the "drawdown" contains a pre-mixed paint film of 6 mil (0.006 inch) thickness applied to a standard test card for the purposes of examining color consistency, opacity, and other qualities. The drawdowns show the color full strength (mass tone), on the left, and mixed in a 1:2 ratio with titanium white on the right. The bottom area of the drawdowns are scraped to show undertones.