Williamsburg Fanchon Red

Though PR112 is a lovely color, as with all PR112, doing one’s own lightfastness tests is advised.

“This is a very beautiful high-keyed red- different from Cadmium Red in that it leans toward warm, glowing pinks when added to white. This is a very useful bright red for mixing. It stays cleaner and clearer than most other reds in mixes. Warmer than Quinacridone Red.” -Williamsburg

In 2023, Golden published a vital series of tests on their colors and how they performed in mixes with various white paints. This color had extremely reactive results in lead white (and very poor lightfastness in lead). More information can be found at https://justpaint.org/astm-lightfastness-testing-for-oil-paints/.

Though PR112 is a lovely color, as with all PR112, doing one’s own lightfastness tests is advised.

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