A heavy opaque pigment, Mars Black is a dense black colour with a brown undertone. It is made from mineral iron oxide and was therefore named after the alchemical name for iron: Mars.
Colour Number 386
Vehicle Oil Linseed Oil/Safflower Oil
Series 2
Permanence AA
Permanence Extremely Permanent
Lightfastness Code I
Lightfastness Excellent
Opacity Opaque
Pigment Codes PBk11