Vermilion, watercolor paint by Holbein Artists Watercolor

created at: 2026-08-05

Vermilion by Holbein Artists Watercolor watercolor swatch Vermilion 018 by Holbein Artists Watercolor (a part of the Standard Set range) is a low staining ◭ half-transparent ◐ granulating G paint with excellent lightfastness ***. how to read dragon swatch?


Pigment composition, 2 pigments:


PO20 - Cadmium Orange. Intense orange pigment with high opacity and lightfastness; cadmium-based with toxicity warnings.
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PR108 - Cadmium Red. PR108, Cadmium Red, is a bright, warm red pigment with high opacity and tinting strength. It is lightfast and often used for bold statements in florals, abstracts, and portraits. Caution is required due to its toxicity (cadmium-based), especially in dry form.
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Paints similar to Vermilion, swatches of 18 paints across 7 series

Winsor & Newton Professional 650 Transparent Orange, Shminke Horadam Aquarell 359 Saturn Red, Rosa Gallery 735 Quinacridone Gold, Holbein Artists Watercolor 018 Vermilion, 773 Cadmium Orange Medium, Daniel Smith 066 Perinone Orange, 016 Cadmium Red Oran watercolor swatch

Transparent Orange

by Winsor & Newton Professional 650
▲***○; h:14
IrgazinCosmoray

Saturn Red

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 359
▲***◐; h:14
PO64

Quinacridone Gold

by Rosa Gallery 735
◭***○G; h:14
PY151, PY42, PR264

Vermilion

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 018
◭***◐G; h:10
PO20, PR108

Cadmium Orange Medium

by Rosa Gallery 773
▲***●; h:13
PY35

Perinone Orange

by Daniel Smith 066
▲***◐; h:12
PO43

Cadmium Red Orange

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 016
◭***●G; h:12
PO20

Daniel Smith 187 Transparent Pyrrol Orange, Shminke Horadam Aquarell 348 Cadmium Red Orange, Holbein Artists Watercolor 014 Cadmium Red Light, 018 Vermilion, 341 Geranium Red, 360 Permanent Red Orange, Golden QOR 205 Quinacridone Red Lig watercolor swatch

Transparent Pyrrol Orange

by Daniel Smith 187
▲***○G; h:12
PO71

Cadmium Red Orange

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 348
▲***●G; h:10
PO20

Cadmium Red Light

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 014
◭***●G; h:10
PO20, PR108

Vermilion

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 018
◭***◐G; h:10
PO20, PR108

Geranium Red

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 341
▲**◐G; h:9
PR242

Permanent Red Orange

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 360
◭***◐; h:9
PO62, PR242

Quinacridone Red Light

by Golden QOR 205
◭***◐; h:9
PR207

Daniel Smith 224 Anthraquinoid Scarlet, Golden QOR 230 Permanent Scarlet, 195 Cadmium Red Light, Holbein Artists Watercolor 018 Vermilion, 085 Pyrrol Scarlet, M. Graham & Co. Artists 050 Cadmium Red Light, 022 Scarlet La watercolor swatch

Anthraquinoid Scarlet

by Daniel Smith 224
▲***○; h:8
PR168

Permanent Scarlet

by Golden QOR 230
◭***◐G; h:7
PR168

Cadmium Red Light

by Golden QOR 195
◭***◐G; h:7
PR108

Vermilion

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 018
◭***◐G; h:10
PO20, PR108

Pyrrol Scarlet

by Daniel Smith 085
▲***◐; h:7
PR255

Cadmium Red Light

by M. Graham & Co. Artists 050
▲***●G; h:6
PR108

Scarlet Lake

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 022
▲***○; h:6
PO73, PR254, PV19