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Green umbra

Green Umbra  pigment

Green Umbra

 

Umbra is a earth color whose content of iron and manganese compounds gives a characteristic brownish color, which varies from light linen gray to more greenish-brown tones, depending on the clay from which it is extracted. There are natural deposits of the pigment, among others. in Italy and Germany and in Cyprus. The pigment has been used since ancient times.

 

Green umbra has light, warm, dusty, greenish hue.

 

The pigment is light, water, - oil, - and calcareous.

 

Lightfastness

 

8 on a scale where 1 is poor, 8 is best.

 

Color power

 

Good.

 

Coverage

 

Good.

 

Miscibility with other colors

 

Can be mixed with all colors.

 

Binders

 

Can be used with all binders. As manganese has light oxygen-transferring properties, umbra has good drying properties in oil.

 

Areas of application

 

Can be used both indoors and outdoors. Like all earth tones, has good weather resistance.

 

Safety

 

The pigment is described as non-toxic. However, it is always advisable to use a dust mask when working with pigments.

Green umbra

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