Chrome Alumina Pink Pigment

Description

Chrome Alumina Pink (PR235) is a handmade single pigment chrome alumina pink spinel pigment. Built on a spinel crystal structure of aluminum and chromium oxides, it forms an extremely stable mineral matrix. It produces a soft, warm pink with a gentle rose undertone and a moderately saturated masstone. Compared to high chroma organic pinks, this pigment feels more mineral and understated, offering a refined, stone like pink rather than an overly bright or candy colored tone.

In use, Chrome Alumina Pink gives a controlled, elegant pink ideal for florals, portrait work, textiles, ceramic surfaces, and subtle glazes in both landscape and figurative painting. It has moderate tinting strength and a semi-opaque character, allowing it to build smoothly from delicate veils of color to more solid passages without becoming chalky. It mixes beautifully with yellows for soft peaches and light corals, with reds and violets for nuanced roses and mauves, and with earth pigments for naturalistic skin tones and quiet, warm neutrals.

This spinel pigment is chemically inert, heat resistant, and highly resistant to acids and alkalis, which makes it suitable across a wide range of binders and mediums. In artist's colors it offers a gentle, mineral pink that can function as a primary soft pink on the palette, a subtle alternative to intense organic roses, or a mixer for palettes that favor nuance, atmosphere, and tonal control.

History

Chrome alumina spinel pigments were developed within the ceramic and industrial color industries as stable, high temperature stains for porcelain, tile, and glazes. By incorporating chromium into an alumina based spinel matrix and firing at high temperatures, chemists created pinks and rose tones that could survive demanding kiln conditions without graying, burning out, or shifting in hue.

Originally formulated to lend a soft rose pink color to ceramics and architectural finishes, Chrome Alumina Pink (PR235) was prized for its gentle hue, excellent lightfastness, and durability in both interior and exterior applications. As interest in mineral, ceramic origin pigments grew among artists, Chrome Alumina Pink Spinel began to appear in select artist ranges and handmade colors as a technical, modern alternative to more fugitive or overly intense pinks. Today it is appreciated by painters who want a stable, mineral pink with a quiet, sophisticated character and a long record of reliability.

Pigment Information

Pigment Type: Synthetic (Inorganic) chrome alumina pink spinel
Suitable Mediums: Watercolor, Oil, Tempera, Acrylic, Lime / Fresco, Ceramic and cement applications
Lightfastness: Excellent
Opacity: Semi-opaque
Other Names: Chrome Alumina Pink, Chrome Alumina Pink Spinel, Pink Spinel (PR235)
Color Index Code: PR235

Health and Safety

• For art use only. Not for cosmetic, food or children's use.
• Keep out of reach of children and pets. Do not eat, drink or smoke while working.
• Avoid creating or breathing dust. Work in a ventilated area and wear a NIOSH approved dust respirator (P100 or better) when handling dry pigment.
• Wear gloves and eye protection. Wash hands and work surfaces after use, and never rinse pigment into drains.
• Do not spray apply, sand or burn.
• If swallowed or if you feel unwell, contact a poison control center (U.S. 1-800-222-1222) or a doctor.
• Safety Data Sheet available on request.