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Phthalo Green

Very strong and artificial in tone. Tame it with red or with an earth color.

IndexPG7

Color#0A5A4C

Tinting strength10/10

Opacitytransparent

Lightfastnessexcellent

Dryingaverage

This is one of the strongest pigments there is. A sliver changes a whole pile of paint, so put out less than looks right and work towards the color.

With white, step by step

pure #0C5A4C 6:1 #1B6E5F 3:1 #277B6C 2:1 #318575 1:1 #469989 1:2 #61AD9F 1:3 #71B8AB 1:6 #8DC9BE pure #F8F7F3

From pure Phthalo Green on the left to titanium white on the right. Watch how much chroma you lose on the way — that is the cost of lightening with white, and the reason a tint often needs a trace of something warm putting back.

What to mix it with

These are the partners that take Phthalo Green furthest towards neutral, which makes them the ones you reach for when you need a shadow or a gray rather than a color.

with Mars Black quietest point #1E1F1E with Ivory Black quietest point #232321 with Zinc White quietest point #FBFAF7 with Titanium White quietest point #F8F7F3 with Indian Red quietest point #47423B with Payne’s Gray quietest point #2E3A45

Every pair

Titanium White Zinc White Lemon Yellow Cadmium Yellow Light Cadmium Yellow Deep Yellow Ochre Raw Sienna Naples Yellow Cadmium Red Light Cadmium Red Deep Alizarin Crimson (permanent) Quinacridone Rose Indian Red Burnt Sienna Raw Umber Burnt Umber Ultramarine Cobalt Blue Cerulean Blue Phthalo Blue Prussian Blue Viridian Chromium Oxide Green Dioxazine Purple Ivory Black Mars Black Payne’s Gray

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