Vermilion Hue is a bright orange red colour. The genuine pigment was made from toxic mercuric sulphide and was known to the ancient Greeks and Chinese. It is an opaque colour.

Colour Number682

Vehicle OilLinseed Oil

PermanenceA

Permanence DescriptionPermanent

Series1

Lightfastness CodeII

Lightfastness DescriptionVery Good

Opacity DescriptionOpaque

Pigment CodesPO36 • PR170 • PW6