Vasari Rosso Ercolano Extra Pale

Vasari Rosso Ercolano Extra Pale is a surprisingly chromatic earth-white convenience blend. In context with the other Renaissance earth blends made by Vasari, this one is a fairly chromatic warm pink. The hue is still rather delicate, that is has a touch of desaturation, however its chroma is a bit higher than some of the others and reaches a 3 or so (as a rough guess). We’re not sure what is in each color, however we were amazed that this might just be earth pigment and white.

“Rosso Ercolano Extra Pale is a colorful but very natural warm pink with a delicate glow. Useful as a softly warm white in building flesh tones or atmospheric skies, this captivating opaque pink can suggest both light and a tender touch with a single stroke.” -Vasari

This color is part of the set called The Renaissance Touch of Color. Here is what Vasari says about the set, as their brand statements here may shed more light on this individual color as an opaque pigment blend. “Uniquely formulated from the delicate transparent and semi-transparent natural earth pigments actually used by the Renaissance Masters of painting, this set of eight opaque tints offers subtle notes of light. Useful as whites for delicate changes of value or as neutrals to modify brighter colors for suggestions of space and time.

The eight extra pale colors in the set offer a range of warm or cool, exquisite color, and soft neutral tones.” -Vasari

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