aka Warm Red, the most orange-toned of the reds.
Color List
Not yet tried:
- Geranium (PR242)
- Cadmium Red Light (PR108)
Note: I have not included Quin Coral (PR209) on this list because I consider it a pink. You will find some darker scarlets in the section on Maroon, e.g. Deep Scarlet (PR175), Perylene Scarlet (PR149).
My thoughts
Necessary slot? Nah. It’s useful for some things, and I often have one on my palette, but it’s also quite possible to have a palette without it, especially if you have a red or maroon.
- I sometimes use it for mixing sunset sky colors, though I often find pink does a better job.
- I sometimes use it for mixing oranges, though I actually find that – despite what you might expect from color mixing theory – scarlets do not tend to mix brighter oranges than pinks. The most crucial aspect to mixing orange, in my opinion, is an orange-yellow; not an orange-red.
- I sometimes use it for muting cyans, as scarlet is a complement of cyan. However, lower-chroma maroon often does a better job; or even some middle reds and crimsons.
Favorites: After wavering between different options my favorite is Pyrrol Scarlet (PR255). It is a little opaque but I find it the most lightfast and reliable.
Mix your own: The same formula for mixing an orange: mix Orange-Yellow + Pink or Magenta. Just add more of the pink than you would for orange. I find this tends to be more successful than starting with a middle red.
See Also
- What’s the difference between Pyrrol Scarlet (PR255), Scarlet Lake (PR188), and Quin Coral (PR209)?
- What’s the difference between Perylene Scarlet (PR149) and Perylene Red (PR178)?
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