Description

Rublev Colours Van Dyke Brown is a semi-transparent brown with moderate tinting strength, medium grained that makes cold brown tints. Our genuine lignite earth is from quarries in Cologne, Germany.

Rublev Colours Van Dyke Brown Watercolor
Note: Colors swatches are shown in mass tone, at top, mixed with an equal amount of water and brushed out toward the bottom. All pictures of color swatches in this web site are only approximations of the actual color of the watercolor paint. We have taken every care to match the color in these pictures on calibrated color monitors to the actual color. However, because of the wide variance in color monitors the results you get may vary.

Color Names
Common Names:	English: Van Dyke brown, Cologne earth, Cassel earth French: terre de Cologne, terre de Cassel German: Van Dyck Braun, Kasslerbraun Italian: terra di Colonia, terra di Cassel Spanish: carmelita Van Dyck, moreno de Van Dyck, terra de Cassel, marr�n de Cassel

Color Information
Single Pigment:	Van Dyke Brown
Binder:	Gum Arabic
Pigment Information
Color:	Brown
Colour Index:	Natural Brown 8
Chemical Name:	Natural Iron Oxide with Lignite
Chemical Formula:	Fe₂O₃
Properties
ASTM Lightfastness:	Not Rated
Opacity:	Semi-Transparent
Tinting Strength:	Moderate
Staining:	Low

Note: Some separation of pigment and medium may occur in Rublev Colours Watercolors and is a natural process when no stabilizers are added to paint to prevent this from occurring.