Originally used in ceramics, it was the only permanent rose used by 18th and 19th century English watercolourists. With its dark pink tone, Carnation is a very bright pigment that resembles ultramarine red, a little warmer and with a more broken tone.
Chemical description: Pigment Red 259, C.I. 77007
Lightfastness - medium: 8 (1 = bad, 8 = best)
Lightfastness - thinned: 8 (1 = bad, 8 = best)
Lightfastness - concentrate: 8 (1 = bad, 8 = best)
Color index: PR 259.77007
Opacity: semi-transparent
Qualification: Watercolor, Acrylics, Oil, Tempera
Colors: Pink, Red
Form: powder
Solubility in water: insoluble