W&N Winton Oil

Lemon Yellow Hue is a strong mid-range yellow colour closely resembling genuine Lemon Yellow made from arylamide pigment.

Cadmium Yellow Hue is a cool, bright yellow colour. It is an opaque colour closely resembling genuine Cadmium Lemon.

Cadmium Yellow Pale Hue is a strong light yellow made of arylide yellow pigments to closely resemble genuine Cadmium Yellow Pale.

A pale yellow, Chrome Yellow Hue is a carefully combined selection of pigments closely resembling genuine Chrome Yellow without the latter's defects. Chrome Yellow Hue is lightfast and permanent.

Cadmium Yellow Hue is a warm yellow colour. It is a versatile rich mid-range yellow.

Cadmium Yellow Deep Hue is a warm yellow colour with orange undertones. It is a carefully selected combination of pigments closely resembling genuine Cadmium Yellow Deep.

Cadmium Orange Hue is composed of several pigments closely resembling genuine Cadmium Orange. It is a versatile bright mid-range orange colour.

Formerly known as Flesh Tint. A warm opaque colour, with a carefully selected combination of pigments resembling a peachy flesh tone.

Scarlet Lake is a bright red with orange-yellow undertones. The name stems from a type of fine woollen cloth called scarlet cloth which was often dyed red, leading it to become the pigment's name.

Cadmium Red Hue is a strong mid-range red colour. It is a carefully selected combination of pigments closely matching genuine Cadmium Red.

Vermilion Hue is a bright orange red colour. The genuine pigment was made from toxic mercuric sulphide and was known to the ancient Greeks and Chinese. It is an opaque colour.

A rich dark red, Cadmium Red Deep Hue is a carefully selected combination of pigments closely resembling genuine Cadmium Red Deep.

Permanent Geranium Lake is a rich light red colour. It is based on the transparent Quinacridone pigment which was introduced in the 1950s.

Permanent Rose is a bright rose violet colour. It is a transparent quinacridone pigment and was introduced in the Winsor & Newton range in the 1950s.

Highly transparent with a blue undertone, Permanent Alizarin Crimson is a vivid red colour. Introduced in 1994, it has been formulatedas a highly permanent red pigment.

Magenta is a rich deep violet red colour. It is a transparent pigment. The name Magenta comes from a lake colour named in 1859 after the battle in Magenta, Italy.

Cobalt Violet Hue is a clean rich purple pigment. Its combination pigments resembles genuine Cobalt Violet, a pigment favoured by famous artists such as Monet and Seurat.

Dioxazine Purple is a vivid mid-shade purple pigment. When undiluted, it can be used as a deep black. It is made from a transparent coal tar pigment and was introduced into the Winsor & Newton range in the 1960s.

Cerulean Blue Hue is a bright blue pigment with green undertones. It is a careful combination of pigments closely resembling genuine Cerulean Blue.

Cobalt Blue Hue is a clean blue pigment closely resembling Cobalt Blue. Genuine Cobalt was discovered in 1802 by French chemist Thénard as an alternative pigment to the expensive Lapis Lazuli blue.

French Ultramarine is a rich transparent blue. It was created by French chemist Guimet in 1828 as a synthetic but chemically identical alternative to the expensive pigment derived from Lapis Lazuli.

Phthalo Blue is a deep intense blue which when undiluted, forms an inky blue-black. It is made from the modern pigment Phthalocyanine which was introduced in the 1930s.

Prussian Blue is a deep blue colour. It was made by German chemist Diesbach around 1704 making it the first synthetic blue pigment. It quickly gained favour as an alternative to genuine Ultramarine.

Emerald Green is a bright clean emerald colour. First documented in 1822, it was originally a deadly colour containing arsenic. It is said to have killed Napoleon as his wallpaper in St Helens was emerald green. Winsor & Newton have created a...

Permanent Green Light is a vivid bright green colour. A mixed pigment colour, it is extremely lightfast and permanent.

Viridian Hue is a transparent emerald green colour. Named after the Latin for green 'viridis', it closely matches genuine Viridian.

Chrome Green Hue is a bold opaque green oil colour. Its carefully combined pigments allow it to resemble genuine Chrome Green without the defects of the original pigment.

Terre Verte is a soft green colour . It was also known as Verona Green as it was mined for near Verona, Italy. It is a transparent pigment with a low tinting strength perfect for mixing flesh tones.

Oxide of Chromium is an opaque willow green pigment. Though discovered in 1809 it was only made available for artists in 1862. Today, it is commonly used for camouflage clothing.  

Sap Green is a bright mid-range green with a yellow undertone. Originally Sap Green was a lake pigment made from unripe Buckthorn berries.

Naples Yellow Hue is an opaque warm yellow colour. A combination of pigments, it closely resembles Naples Yellow, whose name comes from its natural deposits in Mount Vesuvius, Naples.

Yellow Ochre is a warm yellow colour. Originally made from natural iron oxides found in earth, it is one of the oldest pigments used by mankind. A synthetic version became available in the 1920s.

Raw Sienna is a bright brown pigment. One of the oldest pigments, it can be found in prehistoric cave art. It is named after Siena, Italy where the pigment was sourced during the Renaissance.

Light Red is a red earth pigment based on natural and synthetic iron oxide. It is an opaque colour with a brown undertone and is permanent.

Indian Red is an opaque red colour with blue undertones. Originally made of natural red iron oxides found in earth, it is one of the oldest pigments and is favoured for its permanence.

Burnt Sienna is a rich brown pigment made by burning Raw Sienna. Named after Siena in Italy, where the pigment was sourced during the Renaissance, it is a transparent pigment with red-brown tones.

Vandyke Brown is a brown pigment named after the Flemish painter Van Dyke who used it in many of his paintings. It is an earth pigment, and is often used for shading.

A rich dark brown pigment, Burnt Umber is made from natural brown clays found in earth. It was named after Umbria, a region in Italy where it was mined. Burning the raw pigment intensifies its colour.

Raw Umber is a rich brown pigment made by the natural brown clays found in earth. It was named after Umbria, a region in Italy where it was mined.

Payne's Gray is a dark blue grey made from a mixture of Ultramarine, Mars Black and sometimes Crimson. It was named after the 18th c. water-colourist William Payne who created the mixture and often recommended it to his students as an alternative to...

Ivory black is a stable all-round black colour with brown undertones and excellent tinting powers. Its name stems from the traditional method for obtaining it: roasting elephant tusks.

Lamp Black is one of the oldest pigments. It is made of pure carbon, originally from the residual soot of burnt oil lamps. It is a black with a bluish tint, producing a variety of cool blue greys.

Flake White Hue is an opaque titanium based white formulated to match traditional Flake White while avoiding the use of toxic lead. Flake White can be found in the earliest Chinese paintings found.

As its name suggests, Soft Mixing White is an excellent white mixing colour. A combination of Zinc and Titanium, it is a soft opaque white colour.

Titanium White is a clean white pigment. It is the most opaque white pigment and is considered a standard strong white colour.

Zinc White is an opaque white colour based on zinc pigments. It is an excellent tinting white and is also known as Chinese White. It was introduced in the UK by Winsor & Newton in the mid-19th century.