Williamsburg Cadmium Red Purple

Cadmium Red Purple is an interesting color which may be helpful at certain high-saturation low-lightness red areas where opacity is needed. Not to be confused with Williamsburg’s Cadmium Purple, as the two are different paints.

“A red so deep and bluish that it’s called purple. Very heavy, with extreme covering power.” -Williamsburg

In 2023, Golden published a vital series of tests on their colors and how they performed in mixes with various white paints. More information can be found at https://justpaint.org/astm-lightfastness-testing-for-oil-paints/.

“A red so deep and bluish that it’s called purple. Very heavy, with extreme covering power.” -Williamsburg

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