I assembled these color charts because i refer to them when ever I'm about to buy a new paint and it's nice to have them all in one spot. The only really useful charts are the ones that include the color index international pigment names. The color index names and numbers are maintained by the AATCC, SDC, and the ASTM. In the brands that have the color index names on a separate sheet, I have just included the technical specifications with color index names as that is the main purpose of this page. I prefer to use pure pigments and many manufacturer's colors are mixtures or have misleading color names, the specifications help to sort them out, by allowing you to see what colors are mixes and which ones are single pigments. I feel single pigments paints are essential to get clean mixes when mixing your own paint. Some companies mix as many as 5-6 colors to get a "hue" substitute to the real color. If you attempt to further mix with one of those pre-mixes, you'll end up with mud. Color Index and the chemical makeup of artists paints are also helpful for those who have concerns about toxic ingredients, health and allergies. Some paint manufacturer's do not list their pigment content on the tube or on a separate sheet, I have omitted them here. One should be wary of any paints that that do not conform to the ASTM specs and list the color index pigment names.
Brand Name Artist Paint - Color Chart Pigment Technical Specifications:
Art Spectrum: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Oil Pigments | Pastel Pigments | Watercolour Pigments | Gouache Pigments
Blockx:
Extra-fine Artists' Oils | Aquarelles Watercolor | Pastels | Pigments (takes you to web site)
Blueridge: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Oil Paints I Reds I Yellow-Orange I Blue-Voilets I Greens I Browns-Earths I Black-Whites I Historic Colors
Classic by Trangle Coatings: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available, click on color swatch.
Classic Oil Paint
Charvin:
Extra Fine Oils
Chroma Inc.
Archival Oils | Atelier Interactive | Absolute Matte | Jo Sonja’s
Daniel Smith: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Oil Colors | Watercolors | Acrylics
Daler-Rowney:
Pigment list all colors on one list
Da Vinci:
Professional Oils | Professional Leonardo Oil with Alkyd | Professional Watercolor | Professional Gouache | Scuola Semi-Professional Oils | Scuola Semi-Professional Acrylic | Scuola Semi-Professional Watercolor
Dick-Blick:
Blick Artists’ Oil Color | Artists Watercolor
Doak:
No CI numbers availiable. Does not conform to
ASTM specification D 4302-05.
Gamblin: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Artist Grade Oil Colors | Gamblin Conservation Colors |
Golden Artist Colors:
Heavy Body Acrylics | Fluid Acrylics | Open Acrylics | Conservation: MSA Colors, PVA Colors| Custom: High Load, Paste |
Grumbacher:
Pre-Tested Oils Color Chart, Spec Sheet | Max | Acadamy Oil | Acadamy Acrylic | Acadamy Watercolor
Guerra Paint & Pigment These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Dry Pigments | Dispersions |
Holbien: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Tech Specs of All Color Lines
Jack Richeson & Co., Inc.: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are availableby hovering over the color.
Shiva Oils | Quiller Acrylics, Quiller Watercolors | Daniel Green | Tri-Art: High Viscosty Acrylic, Liquid Acrylic, Inks, Airbrush |
Jaurena Art: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Mir Oil Colours | Mir Water-colours | Mir Acrylic Colours
Kama Pigments: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Pigments |
Kremer Pigmente Europe Kremer Pigments USA site: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
| Mineral Pigments | Historic Pigments | Organic Pigments | Pigments made from Plants and Animals | Fillers, Sands, Chalks, Mortar | Studio Pigments | Fluorescent / Phosphorescent | Chemicals, Additives |
Lascaux:
Lascaux Artist Acrylics | Studio Acrylics | Lascaux Aquacryl | Lascaux Gouache | Lascaux Resonance Gouache |
Lefranc & Bourgeois:
LEFRANC artists oil* | Fine oil colors | FINE Acrylic colours | FLASHE vinylic | Fine Gouache | FINE watercolours*
* No pigment color index names
Liqutex:
Heavey Body Acrylics | Soft Body Acrylics | Super Heavy Body | Acrylic inks | BASICS | BASICS MATT
Lukas:
1862 Oil | Studio Oil | Berlin WS Oil | Terzia | Aquarell 1862 | Aquarell Studio | Cryl Pastos | Cryl Studio | Gouache
Maimeri: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available by clicking on the color patches.
Puro oil paint | Artisti oil paint | Classico oil paint | Classico Acqua water-soluble oil colours | Brera Acrylics | Polycolor acrylic colours | Start acrylic colours | Blu watercolours | Venezia watercolours | Maimeri Gouache | Metallic powder colours | Tempera Fine gouache colours | Restauro varnish colours | Restauro ketonic resin colours | Pure artists’ pigments | Artisti soft pastels | Classico oil pastels
Matisse:
p.1 - All Mattsse Artist Acrylics Color Chart | p.2-All Matisse Artist Acrylics Pigments names & technical specs
M. Graham: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
M. Grahm Paints*
*has info on all their paints on a single page.
Martin/F. Weber Co.:
No Color Index names available.
Michael Harding:
Handmade oil paints
Natural Pigments: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
These are pure historical colors many have no index names.
Rublev Colours Artists' Oils | Historical Pigments
Old Holland: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Oil Paints I Acrylic | Watercolor | Pigments* Pigments ci numbers | Ancient**
*no pigment information, but I would assume the raw pigments are the same color index name as in their oil colors of the same name. ** No pigment color index names, but I would assume these are pure traditional pigments.
Pebeo Fragonard:
Oil Paints | Watercolours | Pigments
R&F Handmade Paints: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Pigment Sticks | Encaustic Paints
RGH Artists' Oil Paints:
RGH Oil Paints | Pigments
Royal Talens:
Rembrandt Oil Paint | Van Gogh Oil Paints | Amsterdam Oil Paints | H2O Water Soluble Oils | Rembrandt Acrylic Paint | Van Gogh Acrylic Paint | Amsterdam Acrylic Paints | ArtCreation | Rembrandt Water Colors | Van Gogh Watercolors | Gouache extra fine | Rembrandt Soft Pastels | Van Gogh Oil Pastels
Schmincke:
Mussini Oil Colors | Norma® Professional Oil Colors | AKADEMIE® Öl Color | PRIMAcryl | AKADEMIE® Acryl color | College® acrylics | AQUARELL | AKADEMIE® Aquarell | Series 17 Pastels | HORADAM® GOUACHE | HKS® Designers' Gouache | AKADEMIE® Gouache
Sennelier:
Sennelier Oil Colors | Etudes Oil Colors | Oil Sticks | Pigments | Soft Pastels | Oil Pastels | Watercolours | Gouache | Tempera
Sinopia:
Pigments |
Utrecht: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available by
clicking on the color link.
Professional Oil Paint | Acrylic Paints | Watercolor
Vasari:
No CI names availiable.
Does not conform to
ASTM specification D 4302-05.
Williamsburg: These links take you to their web site where C.I. names are available.
Oil Paints | Pigments
Windsor & Newton:
Artist Oil Colours I Winton Oil Colours I Artist's Oil Bar | Artisan Water Mixable Oil Colors | Griffin Alkyd | Artists' Acrylic Colour | Galeria Acrylic Colour | Artists' Water Colour | Cotman Water Colour | Designers' Gouache | Artists' Soft Pastels
Studiomara.com has a great pigment database sorted by brand marketing names (off site)
Color Index pigment info on brand name paints |