Oil paint colour chart

What can Gamblin 1980 Oil mix?

All 48 colours in the Gamblin 1980 Oil range: masstone swatch, Colour Index pigment codes where the name states them unambiguously (26 of 48), and the tinting-strength flags that matter at the palette. Swatches are approximate. They come from the manufacturer’s published chart, not yet from measured drawdowns, and the method page explains what that means.

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The full 48-colour chart

ColourNamePigmentTinting strength
Alizarin Crimson Permanent — strong tinter
Blush — average
Burnt Sienna PBr7 0.9×
Burnt Umber PBr7 0.9×
Cadmium Green — average
Cadmium Orange PO20 average
Cadmium Red Light PR108 average
Cadmium Red Medium PR108 average
Cadmium Yellow Light PY35 average
Cadmium Yellow Medium PY35 average
Cerulean Blue PB35 0.9×
Chromium Oxide Green PG17 average
Cobalt Blue PB28 0.9×
Cobalt Violet — 0.9×
Dioxazine Purple PV23 strong tinter
Hansa Yellow Light — average
Hansa Yellow Medium — average
India Yellow — average
Ivory Black PBk9 1.3×
Mars Black PBk11 1.3×
Naples Yellow — 0.9×
Napthol Red — average
Neutral Grey — average
Olive Green — average
Payne’s Grey — average
Permanent Green Light — average
Permanent Orange — average
Phthalo Blue PB15 strong tinter
Phthalo Green PG7 strong tinter
Prussian Blue PB27 strong tinter
Quinacridone Magenta PR122 strong tinter
Quinacridone Red — strong tinter
Quinacridone Violet PV19 strong tinter
Raw Sienna PBr7 0.9×
Raw Umber PBr7 0.9×
Sap Green — average
Titanium Buff PW6:1 average
Titanium White PW6 average
Transparent Red Oxide — average
Transparent White — average
Transparent Yellow Oxide — average
Turquoise — average
Ultramarine Blue PB29 1.1×
Ultramarine Violet PB29 1.1×
Van Dyke Brown — average
Venetian Red — average
Viridian PG18 0.9×
Yellow Ochre PY43 0.9×

8 of the 48 colours are strong tinters (at least 1.5× average tinting strength). They go into a mix last, a speck at a time; here is why the order matters. Tinting strengths are the app’s own estimates from pigment composition, not measured values.

The Zorn palette in Gamblin 1980 Oil tubes

The classic four-tube exercise (ochre, red, black, white) with this line’s own colours:  Titanium White,  Yellow Ochre,  Cadmium Red Light,  Ivory Black. The wheel shows the range those four can mix at mid value, computed with Kubelka–Munk pigment physics. The dimmed region is out of reach at any ratio.

At this value the four reach 5.5% of the fully saturated wheel: a small country with good flesh notes. Gamuts differ between brands because the tubes do. The same figure at three values, with the full discussion, is on the Zorn palette page and in the article.

The Zorn quartet in Gamblin 1980 Oil at 55% lightness. In-reach colours at full strength, out-of-reach dimmed.

Also from Gamblin

Gamblin Artist's Oil (94 colours) · Gamblin FastMatte Alkyd Oil (24 colours). Same maker, different pigment loads and price points, and so a different mixable range. Load both in the app and compare the wheels.

Keep exploring

Palettes Limited palettes, mapped Zorn, split-primary, earth and Impressionist, each with its computed gamut. Guide Mixing order Why the phthalo goes in last, a speck at a time. Brands All brand lines Every colour in the database, each line with its chart.

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