“Created by chemist, Dr. Mas Subramanian and his team at Oregon State University, YInMn Blue is exclusively licensed to and brought to commercialization by The Shepherd Color Company and is the first new inorganic blue in over 200 years. The YInMN Blue color exists in the space between Ultramarine and Cobalt Blue, adding a depth and warmth of color combined with opacity that extends the range of blues from which to choose.” For more information, Williamsburg published a Just Paint article about YinMn Blue: https://justpaint.org/yinmn-blue/. Some of the best color comparisons that they’ve done (translated to the digital color space) can be found here:https://www.williamsburgoils.com/press_releases/show_post/new-yinmn-blue. In Just Paint they mention some of the special attributes of this pigment, “Two of the most noted features include being a strong reflector of NIR (near infra-red), which allows it to remain cooler than similar colors in strong sunlight, along with being an effective UV absorber, which could help limit polymer degradation in various binders. At the same time, other testing has addressed the usual concerns and shown that it has excellent lightfastness, chemical resistance, and physical durability in outdoor conditions.” -Just Paint 2016 -Williamsburg