Cadmium Red Light, Medium, Deep

c.p. cadmium sulfo-selenide

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Light

Intense scarlet. Can substitute for true Vermilion, but a bit more electric.

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Medium

What some would call a "true red." Very saturated.
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Deep

Many deep cadmium reds seem muddy. Ours goes bluish without seeming brownish. A bright ruby red.
Pigment Classification:
Synthetic Inorganic

Availability
Opacity:
opaque

R&F Encaustics
regular size
Lightfastness:
I

R&F Pigment Sticks
small and large size
Color Index Name:
PR 108
Pigment Stick Drying Rate:
5 - very slow

CANCER HAZARD. CONTAINS CADMIUM COMPOUNDS WHICH CAN CAUSE CANCER BY INGESTION.(Risk of cancer depends on duration and level of exposure). Effects of ingestion are cumulative due to slow elimination of absorbed cadmium. May cause harm to kidneys, testes and developing fetus. Prolonged or repeated skin contact may cause irritation and dermatitis.

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