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lightfast watercolors
created at: 2021-02-07
modified at: 2025-11-15
Lightfast Watercolor Swatches – Fade-Resistant Paints Comparison, 213 paints across 19 series
Carmine
by Rosa Gallery
708
▲***
○
; h:344
PR170:1
Quinacridone Fuchsia
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
358
◭***
◐
; h:344
PR202
Galaxy Pink
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
971
△***
◐
GG; h:343
PV16
,
PBr33
Magenta Rose
by Rosa Gallery
709
▲***
○
; h:343
PR122
Quinacridone Lilac
by Rosa Gallery
727
▲***
○
; h:343
PV19
Quinacridone Rose
by Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour
366
◭***
○
; h:338
PV19
Quinacridone Purple Bluish
by Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour
593
▲***
◐
; h:337
PV55
Lilac
by Mijello Mission Gold
558
◭***
◐
; h:324
PV15
,
PR122
,
PW6
Hematite (Violet Shade)
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
248
◭***
◐
GG; h:321
PR102
Rose of Ultramarine
by Daniel Smith
101
▲***
○
G; h:321
PB29
,
PV19
Tundra Pink
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
982
◭***
○
GG; h:317
PB29
,
PR233
Purpurite Genuine
by Daniel Smith
164
△***
◐
GG; h:313
Purpurite
Mineral Pink
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
379
▲***
◐
; h:309
PB29
,
PR122
Mineral Violet
by Holbein Artists Watercolor
112
◭***
◐
G; h:307
PB29
,
PR122
,
PBr25
Mauve
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
532
▲***
○
; h:305
PV19
,
PB15
Ultramarine Pink
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
215
△***
◐
GG; h:305
PR259
Cobalt Violet Light
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
403
△***
◐
GG; h:302
PV49
Aquarius Violet
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
369
◭***
◐
G; h:298
PB29
,
PV19
,
PR255
Manganese Violet
by Daniel Smith
261
◭***
◐
GG; h:289
PV16
Manganese Violet
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
216
△***
◐
GG; h:283
PV16
Quinacridone Violet
by Rosa Gallery
749
▲***
●
; h:279
PV19
,
PB15
Violet Quartz
by Rosa Gallery
785
◭***
◐
G; h:279
PR177
,
PB29
,
PV3
Paynes Grey
by Rosa Gallery
737
▲***
◐
; h:274
PB15:1
,
PV19
,
PBk7
Neutral Black
by Rosa Gallery
724
▲***
◐
; h:269
PB15:1
,
PBk7
,
PR177
Janes Grey
by Daniel Smith
239
◭***
◐
G; h:269
PB29
,
PBr7
Amethyst Genuine
by Daniel Smith
203
◭***
◐
G; h:262
Amethyst
Shadow Violet
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
336
◭***
◐
GG; h:262
PG50
,
PB29
,
PV19
Mineral Violet
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
334
◭***
○
GG; h:262
PB29
,
PV19
Rainy-Night Moon Back
by Holbein Artists Watercolor
572
◭***
●
G; h:259
PB29
,
PR101
Tundra Violet
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
983
▲***
◐
GG; h:248
PB29
,
PBr6
Purple Spinel
by Kusakabe
001
◭***
◐
G; h:246
PV16
,
PB15:3
Deep Sea Violet
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
951
△***
◐
GG; h:246
PB29
,
PBr33
Black Grape
by Rosa Gallery
747
▲***
●
; h:246
PBk7
,
PV19
,
PV3
Indigo
by Rosa Gallery
717
▲***
◐
; h:245
PB15:1
,
PV19
,
PBk7
Strontium Violet
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
377
◭***
◐
GG; h:244
PV62
Shadow Grey
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
259
◭***
◐
G; h:241
PB29
,
PBr7
,
PV19
Lavender
by Rosa Gallery
742
◭***
◐
; h:240
PB29
,
PV3
,
PW6
Cobalt Blue
by Rosa Gallery
716
△***
◐
G; h:237
PB28
Misty Morning
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
415
◭***
◐
GG; h:236
PG50
,
PV19
Aurora Pink
by Mijello Mission Gold
814
◭***
◐
; h:235
PB28
,
PR122
Ultramarine Spectral
by Rosa Gallery
777
◭***
◐
; h:234
PB29
Cobalt Blue
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
511
◭***
◐
G; h:234
PB28
Blue
by Rosa Gallery
718
▲***
○
; h:233
PB15
Ultramarine
by Rosa Gallery
715
◭***
◐
G; h:232
PB29
Urban Grey
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
262
◭***
◐
G; h:232
PW6:1
,
PBr29
,
PB29
,
PY150
Warm Grey
by Rosa Gallery
759
△***
◐
; h:230
PR254
,
PBk7
,
PW6
Nightfall Indigo
by Holbein Artists Watercolor
533
◭***
◐
G; h:228
PG50
,
BV7
,
BV15
,
PB60
Glacier Blue
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
961
△***
◐
GG; h:227
PB29
,
PG50
Bright Blue
by Rosa Gallery
729
▲***
○
; h:227
PB15:3
Lavenda
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
227
◭***
◐
G; h:227
PB29
,
PW6
,
PV16
Blue Indanthrone
by Rosa Gallery
738
▲***
○
; h:227
PB60
Verditer Blue
by Daniel Smith
173
◭***
◐
G; h:226
PB28
,
PB36
,
PW4
Lapis Lazuli Afghan
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
999
△***
◐
G; h:225
LapisLazuli
Kyanite Genuine
by Daniel Smith
186
△***
○
G; h:222
Kyanite
Prussian Blue
by Golden QOR
340
◭***
◐
GG; h:219
PB27
Cerulean Blue
by Rosa Gallery
752
◭***
○
; h:219
PB36
Sodalite Genuine
by Daniel Smith
179
◭***
◐
G; h:218
Sodalite
Prussian Blue
by Kuretake Gansai Tambi
066
▲***
◐
GG; h:217
PB27
Cerulean Blue Red Shade
by Sennelier l Aquarelle
305
△***
●
GG; h:216
PB28
Deep Sea Indigo
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
952
△***
◐
GG; h:214
PV62
,
PG18
Cerulean Blue Phthalo
by Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour
535
▲***
○
; h:214
PB15
,
PW6
Ocean Blue
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
344
▲***
◐
G; h:209
PBr24
,
PB15:3
Deep Sea Green
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
954
△***
◐
GG; h:209
PG18
,
PB29
Cobalt Blue Light
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
411
◭***
◐
G; h:207
PB28
Glacier Turquoise
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
962
△***
◐
GG; h:204
PG50
,
PV62
Aqua Green
by Winsor & Newton Professional
697
▲***
○
; h:204
Palomar Turquoise
Ultramarine Ash
by Winsor & Newton Professional
424
△***
○
; h:203
PG23
,
PB29
Horizon Blue
by Kuretake Gansai Tambi
069
◭***
◐
; h:202
PW6
,
PB15:3
Black Green
by Rosa Gallery
760
▲***
◐
; h:199
PB15
,
PBk7
,
PG7
Shire Grey
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
935
◭***
◐
G; h:198
PY159
,
PB74
,
PBk11
Turquiose
by Rosa Gallery
714
▲***
○
; h:196
PB15:3
,
PG7
Glacier Green
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
963
△***
◐
GG; h:196
PR233
,
PG50
Oxide Turquoise
by Mijello Mission Gold
827
◭***
◐
G; h:195
PB28
,
PR101
Forest Blue
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
943
▲***
◐
GG; h:194
PB36
,
PBk11
Cobalt Turquoise Blue
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
586
◭***
◐
; h:191
PB28
Cobalt Turquoise
by Rosa Gallery
741
△***
◐
G; h:191
PB28
Sleeping Beauty Turquoise Genuine
by Daniel Smith
150
△***
◐
G; h:189
Turquoise
Glacier Black
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
965
△***
◐
GG; h:189
PBk11
,
PB35
Cobalt Teal Blue
by Daniel Smith
028
△***
◐
G; h:182
PG50
Shire Blue
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
934
▲***
●
GG; h:174
PB29
,
PG26
,
PY159
Icy Blue-Green
by Shminke Akademie Aquarell
914
◭***
●
; h:173
PW6
,
PG7
Mint
by Rosa Gallery
754
◭***
◐
; h:168
PG7
,
PW6
Aquarius Black
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
247
◭***
◐
GG; h:166
PBk11
Cobalt Green Deep
by Daniel Smith
258
△***
◐
GG; h:166
PG26
Cinnabar Green
by Winsor & Newton Professional
420
◭***
○
G; h:165
PY138
,
PG36
Viridian
by Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour
616
◭***
○
; h:163
PG7
Viridian
by M. Graham & Co. Artists
195
◭***
○
G; h:162
PG18
Peafowl Green
by Holbein Artists Watercolor
524
◭***
◐
G; h:161
PY159
,
PR232
,
PG7
,
PB15
Cobalt Green
by Golden QOR
390
△***
◐
GG; h:153
PG26
Kingman Green Turquoise Genuine
by Daniel Smith
155
△***
○
G; h:153
Turquoise
Emerald Green
by Rosa Gallery
712
▲***
○
; h:146
PG7
Mineral Grey
by Winsor & Newton Professional
427
◭***
◐
; h:144
PBk19
,
PW5
,
PB29
Jadeite Genuine
by Daniel Smith
195
◭***
◐
G; h:140
Jadeite
Icy Grey
by Shminke Akademie Aquarell
918
◭***
●
; h:135
PW6
,
PG36
,
PBr25
,
PBk7
Viridian Hue
by Winsor & Newton Professional
696
▲***
○
; h:133
PG7
,
PY42
,
PY43
Forest Green
by Mijello Mission Gold
830
◭***
◐
GG; h:130
PB29
,
PY150
Hooker Green Light
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
644
▲***
○
G; h:128
PG7
,
PY150
Cascade Green
by Daniel Smith
142
◭***
◐
GG; h:125
PBr7
,
PB15
Chromium Green Oxide Dark
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
270
△***
◐
GG; h:125
PG17
Bright Green
by Rosa Gallery
739
◭***
○
; h:110
PY151
,
PG7
Hookers Green
by M. Graham & Co. Artists
108
◭***
○
GG; h:109
PG7
,
PY110
Sap Green
by Rosa Gallery
728
◭***
○
G; h:109
PY110
,
PG7
,
PBk6
Davys Grey
by Shinhan PWC
690
◭***
●
G; h:108
PBk31
,
PG17
,
PW6
Ivory Black
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
701
◭***
◐
G; h:107
PBk9
Chromium Oxide
by Rosa Gallery
743
△***
●
; h:104
PG17
Terre Verte
by Winsor & Newton Professional
637
△***
◐
G; h:100
PG23
,
PG18
,
PB28
Icy Green
by Shminke Akademie Aquarell
915
◭***
●
; h:96
PW6
,
PG36
,
PY74
Urban Green
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
936
◭***
◐
GG; h:93
PB36
,
PBk11
,
PY159
Terre Verte
by Golden QOR
405
△***
○
G; h:92
PG23
Perylene Green
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
409
◭***
◐
; h:85
PBk31
Graphite
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
840
◭***
◐
; h:84
PW20
Ostwald Grey
by Winsor & Newton Professional
428
▲***
●
; h:83
PBk6
,
PW5
,
PY42
Shire Green
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
933
◭***
○
G; h:81
PY159
,
PG18
Autumn Green
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
363
◭***
◐
GG; h:73
PG26
,
PY150
,
PR122
Aureoline Green
by Rosa Gallery
755
▲***
○
; h:71
PY150
,
PG7
Serpentine Genuine
by Daniel Smith
190
◭***
◐
G; h:69
Serpentine
Shire Olive
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
932
◭***
◐
G; h:67
PY159
,
PB35
Green Apatite Genuine
by Daniel Smith
197
◭***
◐
G; h:66
Apatite
Aquarius Green
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
346
◭***
◐
G; h:62
PY150
,
PBr25
,
PB29
Leaf Green
by Holbein Artists Watercolor
077
◭***
◐
; h:61
PY154
,
PG7
Undersea Green
by Daniel Smith
109
◭***
◐
G; h:60
PB29
,
PO48
,
PY150
Cadmium Lemon
by Rosa Gallery
702
◭***
◐
; h:59
PY35
Terre Verte (Yellow Shade)
by Winsor & Newton Professional
638
◭***
○
G; h:59
PG23
Umber
by Rosa Gallery
722
◭***
◐
GG; h:56
PBr7
Cadmium Yellow Light
by Rosa Gallery
731
◭***
◐
; h:56
PY35
Lemon Yellow (Nickel Titanate)
by Winsor & Newton Professional
347
▲***
●
; h:55
PY53
Bismuth Vanadate Yellow
by Daniel Smith
154
▲***
●
; h:55
PY184
Aureolin Hue
by Winsor & Newton Professional
417
▲***
◐
; h:53
PY151
,
PBr7
Cadmium Yellow Medium
by Rosa Gallery
703
◭***
◐
; h:52
PY35
Transparent Yellow Medium
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
272
◭***
○
; h:52
PY128
Jaune Brilliant No 1
by Daniel Smith
256
◭***
◐
; h:50
PY65
,
PW6
Azomethine Green Yellow
by Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour
296
▲***
○
; h:49
PY129
Shire Yellow
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
931
◭***
○
GG; h:48
PY159
,
PV62
Aquarius Grey
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
253
◭***
◐
; h:48
PW6:1
Cadmium Yellow Deep
by Rosa Gallery
732
▲***
◐
; h:47
PY35
,
PO20
Icy Brown
by Shminke Akademie Aquarell
917
◭***
●
; h:46
PW6
,
PBr25
,
PG36
Aureoline
by Rosa Gallery
751
▲***
○
; h:46
PY150
German Green Earth
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
138
△***
○
G; h:46
PG23
Desert Grey
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
925
▲***
◐
GG; h:46
PBk11
,
PY159
Naples Yellow Light
by Rosa Gallery
745
△***
◐
; h:45
PY42
,
PW6
Jaune Brilliant No 1
by Holbein Artists Watercolor
031
◭***
◐
; h:45
PW6
,
PO20
,
PY37
German Raw Umber Greenish
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
125
◭***
○
G; h:44
PBr7
Van Dyck Brown
by Daniel Smith
110
◭***
◐
G; h:42
PBr7
Shadow Violet
by Daniel Smith
188
◭***
○
GG; h:41
PO73
,
PB29
,
PG18
Jaune Brilliant No 2
by Daniel Smith
257
◭***
◐
; h:40
PO62
,
PW6
Haze Brown
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
969
◭***
◐
GG; h:39
PBk11
,
PBr7
Urban Yellow
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
916
△***
○
GG; h:39
PY159
,
PV16
Gamboge
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
238
▲***
○
; h:38
PY150
,
PO48
Raw Sienna No 2
by Mijello Mission Gold
606
▲***
◐
; h:38
PY42
,
PBr25
,
PBk7
Yellow Ochre
by Rosa Gallery
719
△***
◐
G; h:37
PY43
,
PY42
Haze Black
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
970
◭***
◐
GG; h:36
PB36
,
PBk11
,
PBr33
Buff Titanium
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
201
△***
◐
; h:35
PW6:1
Titanium Brown
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
265
◭***
◐
G; h:35
PBr48
Urban Grey
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
956
△***
◐
GG; h:35
PR108
,
PB35
,
PBk11
,
PY159
Nickel Azo Yellow
by Daniel Smith
061
▲***
○
; h:34
PY150
Raw Sienna
by Rosa Gallery
721
◭***
◐
G; h:33
PBr7
,
PY42
Darkness Sand
by Kusakabe
012
◭***
◐
GG; h:33
PO16
,
PBk11
Glacier Brown
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
964
◭***
●
GG; h:28
PBr6
,
PG26
Oxide Black
by Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour
735
◭***
◐
GG; h:27
PBk11
Cadmium Orange
by Rosa Gallery
705
▲***
◐
; h:27
PO20
,
PY35
Desert Green
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
924
◭***
●
GG; h:26
PR108
,
PG26
Urban Brown
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
946
◭***
◐
GG; h:26
PR108
,
PBk11
,
PY159
Island Orange
by Mijello Mission Gold
844
◭***
◐
G; h:23
PB28
,
PO73
Cyprus Burnt Umber
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
128
◭***
◐
G; h:22
PBr7
Sepia
by Rosa Gallery
720
◭***
◐
; h:22
PBr7
,
PBk7
,
PR177
Burnt Umber
by Rosa Gallery
746
◭***
◐
G; h:22
PBr7
Quinacridone Gold
by Daniel Smith
238
▲***
○
; h:21
PO48
,
PY150
Magnesuim Brown
by Winsor & Newton Professional
381
◭***
●
GG; h:20
PY119
Bloodstone Genuine
by Daniel Smith
193
◭***
◐
GG; h:19
Bloodstone
Naples Rose
by Rosa Gallery
748
◭***
◐
; h:18
PR101
,
PW6
Earthy Light Red
by Daniel Smith
254
◭***
◐
G; h:17
PR290
Genger Red
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
368
▲***
◐
; h:17
PR290
Mars Brown
by Rosa Gallery
723
◭***
○
GG; h:17
PY42
,
PR101
,
PBk7
Fields Orange
by Winsor & Newton Professional
418
▲***
◐
; h:17
PO67
Coral Reef
by Daniel Smith
255
▲***
○
; h:17
PO73
,
PW6
Golden Yellow
by Rosa Gallery
730
▲***
○
; h:17
PY110
Pyrrole Orange
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
278
▲***
○
; h:16
PO71
Pyrrole Orange
by Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour
278
▲***
○
; h:16
PO73
Lunar Earth
by Daniel Smith
050
△***
○
GG; h:16
PBr11
Icy Red-Brown
by Shminke Akademie Aquarell
916
◭***
●
; h:15
PW6
,
PBr25
Burgundy Red Ochre
by Daniel Smith
151
◭***
○
G; h:15
PR102
Quinacridone Gold
by Rosa Gallery
735
◭***
○
; h:14
PY151
,
PY42
,
PR264
Italian Venetian Red
by Daniel Smith
122
△***
○
GG; h:13
PR101
Flame Red
by Rosa Gallery
734
◭***
○
; h:13
PO73
Volcano Brown
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
915
▲***
◐
GG; h:13
PR108
,
PBk11
Urban Red
by Shminke Horadam Aquarell
926
◭***
◐
GG; h:11
PR108
,
PB35
,
PBr6
,
PY159
Caput Mortuum
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
239
◭***
◐
G; h:10
PR102
Venetian Red
by Winsor & Newton Professional
678
▲***
●
; h:10
PR101
Venerian Red
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
349
▲***
◐
G; h:9
PR101
Venetian Red
by Golden QOR
465
▲***
●
; h:8
PR101
Burnt Sienna
by Rosa Gallery
733
◭***
○
G; h:7
PR101
Indian Red
by Royal Talens Rembrandt Watercolour
347
▲***
◐
; h:6
PR101
,
PR264
Royal Brown
by Rosa Gallery
753
▲***
○
; h:6
PBr25
Rose Dore
by Winsor & Newton Professional
576
◭***
○
; h:6
PY97
,
PV19
Perylene Maroon
by Winsor & Newton Professional
507
▲***
○
; h:5
PR179
Cadmium Red Medium
by Rosa Gallery
707
▲***
◐
; h:5
PR108
Cadmium Red Light
by Rosa Gallery
706
▲***
◐
; h:5
PR108
,
PO20
Potters Pink
by Winsor & Newton Professional
537
△***
◐
GG; h:4
PR233
English Red
by Rosa Gallery
736
◭***
●
; h:4
PR101
Pyrrol Crimson
by Daniel Smith
127
▲***
◐
; h:2
PR264
Pyrrole Red Deep
by Golden QOR
225
◭***
◐
; h:1
PR264
Bright Red
by Rosa Gallery
740
▲***
○
; h:1
PO73
,
PR254
Cadmium Red Deep
by M. Graham & Co. Artists
045
▲***
●
; h:1
PR108
Madder Lake Light
by Royal Talens Van Gogh Watercolour
327
△***
○
; h:1
PR264
,
PR254
Perylene Violet
by Golden QOR
635
◭***
◐
; h:0
PV29
Burgundy Red
by Rosa Gallery
781
▲***
○
; h:359
PR177
Coral
by Rosa Gallery
756
◭***
◐
; h:355
PR4
,
PR2
,
PW6
Cherry Quinacridone Red
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
329
▲***
○
G; h:355
PR209
Madder Red
by Rosa Gallery
725
◭***
○
; h:353
PR177
,
PR264
Madder Rose
by Rosa Gallery
726
◭***
○
; h:352
PV19
,
PR254
Potters Pink
by Roman Szmal Aquarius
359
◭***
◐
GG; h:352
PR233
Madder Brown
by Rosa Gallery
757
◭***
◐
; h:349
PR101
,
PR264
Caput Mortuum
by Rosa Gallery
758
◭***
●
G; h:349
PR101
