Perinone dye

Description

A small group of synthetic organic vat dyes developed in the 1920s. Perinone orange and perionone red have been laked for use as artists pigments since the 1960s. The colors have good lightfastness in water color paints. They have also been stained onto aluminum flakes to form copper metallic paint.

Synonyms and Related Terms

perinone orange; Pigment Orange 43; Pigment Red 194

Resources and Citations

• Encyclopedia Britannica, http://www.britannica.com Comment: "colour pigments" [Accessed April 2004].

• Website: www.handprint.com (accessed April 2004)