Pigment Statistics

Some random facts based on the pigment database

25 most popular pigments for single pigment paints

All mediums Oil Acrylic Gouache Watercolor
#1 PBr7 PBr7 PR101 PW6 PBr7
#2 PR101 PR101 PBr7 PB29 PR101
#3 PB29 PR108 PY42 PBr7 PB29
#4 PR108 PY35 PW6 PY3 PV19
#5 PY42 PB29 PV19 PY42 PR108
#6 PW6 PY42 PB29 PY35 PY35
#7 PY35 PY43 PR108 PR108 PY43
#8 PV19 PG7 PG7 PG7 PW6
#9 PG7 PV19 PY35 PR101 PG7
#10 PY43 PW6 PR122 PB27 PY42
#11 PB28 PB28 PBk7 PBk7 PB27
#12 PR122 PB27 PV23 PB15 PB28
#13 PV23 PO20 PY3 PV19 PB36
#14 PY3 PG17 (MICA) PR122 PV23
#15 PG17 PV23 PG17 PBk9 PR122
#16 PBk7 PW4 PB15:3 PO20 PR102
#17 PB27 PR122 PBk11 PW20 PY3
#18 PO20 PR83 (N/A) PB15:3 PG17
#19 PB15:3 PBk9 (FL) PB28 PB15:3
#20 PB36 PBk11 PR254 PG17 PO20
#21 PBk9 PB36 PR112 (MICA) PB15
#22 (MICA) PV14 PB28 PBk1 PBk9
#23 PB15 PV15 PO20 PV23 PR254
#24 PBk11 PG18 PY74 PR4 PV15
#25 PR254 PR102 PB36 PR112 PBk7

25 most popular convenience mixtures

All mediums Oil Acrylic Gouache Watercolor
#1 PY3 PG7 PW6 PW4 PB29 PW6 PG7 PY3 PW20 PW6
#2 PY42 PR101 PW4 PW6 PY3 PG7 PY3 PG7 PB15:3 PG7
#3 PG7 PY3 PY42 PR101 PY42 PR101 PG7 PY3 PW6 PY42 PR101
#4 PW6 PW4 PR122 PV23 PW6 PY42 PY42 PR101 PY3 PG7
#5 PB29 PW6 PY35 PG18 PR101 PBk11 PBr7 PY42 PG7 PY3
#6 PR101 PBk11 PY35 PR108 PW4 PB15:3 PW6 PY1 PO13 PBr7 PY42
#7 PB15:3 PG7 PG18 PY35 PR122 PW6 PY3 PY74 PG7 PB15:3
#8 PW6 PY42 PBr7 PR101 PW6 PB15:3 PB29 PB15:3 PW6 PB15 PW6
#9 PB15:3 PW6 PR101 PBk11 PY42 PR101 PBk11 PW6 PBk7 PY35 PO20
#10 PR101 PY42 PY35 PO20 PB29 PBk7 PB29 PW6 PBr7 PR101
#11 PR122 PV23 PY3 PG7 PB15 PG7 PW6 PB15 PW6 PG7 PY154
#12 PB15 PW6 PB15 PW6 PW6 PG7 PB15:3 PB15 PG7 PG7 PY42
#13 PR122 PW6 PY42 PY43 PG7 PY74 PR101 PBk11 PY154 PG7
#14 PY42 PR101 PBk11 PY35 PG7 PV23 PW6 PB29 PB15 PBr7 PBk7
#15 PW6 PB15:3 PG7 PY3 PB15:3 PG7 PW6 PY42 PW6 PBr7 PBk6
#16 PW20 PW6 PG7 PY81 PW4 PW6 PB29 PB15 PY3 PY1 PO13
#17 PV23 PW6 PW6 PY42 PR101 PG7 PY3 PY3 PW6 PV19 PB29
#18 PW6 PB29 PR101 PBk7 PR101 PBk7 PY3 PY1 PB28 PW6
#19 PB29 PBk7 PY42 PR101 PBk11 PR122 PV23 PW6 PW5 PO13 PR112
#20 PW6 PY42 PR101 PO20 PY35 PW6 PV23 PB15 PG7 PW6 PG7 PW6
#21 PB15:3 PG7 PW6 PBr7 PBk9 PW6 PB15:3 PG7 PY35 PG7 PR101 PBk11
#22 PG7 PW6 PB29 PBk7 PG7 PW6 PB15:3 PW6 PB15 PG7
#23 PB15 PG7 PW6 PB29 PB15:3 PG7 PW6 PW15 PW20 PG7 PY1
#24 PR101 PBk7 PB29 PBk9 (MICA) PBk7 PR101 PY42 PY3 PG7 PW6
#25 PG7 PB15:3 PR101 PY42 PV19 PW6 PY42 PR101 PBk11 PG7 PY3 PW6

Top 10 brands with the most single pigment paints

1
Kremer Pigmente Pigment 180
2
Guerra Pigment Dispersions 176
3
Roman Szmal Aquarius 148
4
Daniel Smith Extra Fine Watercolors 121
5
Golden Williamsburg 115
6
L. Cornelissen & Son Pigments 108
7
Holbein Artists' Oil Color (HOC) 103
8
Old Holland Classic Watercolours 100
9
Jackson's Artist Pigment 98
10
Old Holland Classic Oil Colours 97

25 most popular paint names

All mediums Oil Acrylic Gouache Watercolor
#1 Burnt Sienna (312*) Burnt Umber (79*) Burnt Sienna (74*) Burnt Sienna (30*) Burnt Sienna (65*)
#2 Burnt Umber (286*) Prussian Blue (75*) Titanium White (70*) Burnt Umber (24*) Prussian Blue (62*)
#3 Raw Umber (267*) Burnt Sienna (75*) Raw Umber (69*) Raw Sienna (24*) Burnt Umber (60*)
#4 Raw Sienna (251*) Titanium White (74*) Burnt Umber (68*) Yellow Ochre (22*) Raw Umber (55*)
#5 Yellow Ochre (243*) Raw Umber (70*) Raw Sienna (63*) Prussian Blue (20*) Yellow Ochre (55*)
#6 Titanium White (234*) Ivory Black (69*) Yellow Ochre (51*) Raw Umber (18*) Sap Green (51*)
#7 Prussian Blue (230*) Raw Sienna (66*) Cobalt Blue (47*) Silver (16*) Sepia (50*)
#8 Cobalt Blue (188*) Yellow Ochre (63*) Ultramarine Blue (40*) Lemon Yellow (15*) Raw Sienna (50*)
#9 Sap Green (183*) Zinc White (59*) Sap Green (40*) Magenta (14*) Ivory Black (49*)
#10 Ivory Black (182*) Sap Green (58*) Mars Black (39*) Emerald Green (13*) Indigo (48*)
#11 Olive Green (154*) Cobalt Blue (47*) Permanent Green Light (33*) Carmine (13*) Cobalt Blue (48*)
#12 Cerulean Blue (150*) Cerulean Blue (46*) Cadmium Orange (33*) Olive Green (13*) Olive Green (44*)
#13 Ultramarine Blue (146*) Olive Green (44*) Silver (33*) Violet (12*) Lemon Yellow (39*)
#14 Lemon Yellow (139*) Cadmium Orange (42*) Phthalo Blue (33*) Ivory Black (12*) Indian Yellow (38*)
#15 Naples Yellow (132*) Indian Yellow (42*) Naples Yellow (32*) Titanium White (12*) Lamp Black (38*)
#16 Cadmium Orange (125*) Naples Yellow (41*) Olive Green (31*) Ultramarine (12*) Ultramarine Blue (35*)
#17 Sepia (124*) Viridian (40*) Pyrrole Red (30*) Primary Yellow (11*) Cerulean Blue (35*)
#18 Zinc White (122*) Lamp Black (39*) Cerulean Blue (30*) Cobalt Blue (11*) Viridian (35*)
#19 Lamp Black (120*) Mars Black (39*) Zinc White (29*) Naples Yellow (10*) Naples Yellow (34*)
#20 Phthalo Blue (119*) Cadmium Yellow Deep (39*) Carmine (28*) Sap Green (10*) Chinese White (32*)
#21 Indian Yellow (119*) Cadmium Yellow Light (38*) Quinacridone Magenta (28*) Viridian (10*) Titanium White (32*)
#22 Indigo (114*) Alizarin Crimson (37*) Ivory Black (27*) White (9*) Ultramarine Violet (30*)
#23 Emerald Green (113*) Cadmium Red Deep (36*) Lemon Yellow (27*) Black (9*) Cadmium Orange (29*)
#24 Viridian (112*) Cadmium Red Light (36*) Cadmium Red Light (26*) Permanent White (9*) Indian Red (28*)
#25 Phthalo Green (111*) Venetian Red (33*) Quinacridone Red (26*) Orange (9*) Neutral Tint (28*)