There are colours on the palette that do one thing. Then there are colours that do two completely different things depending on how you use them, and both things are brilliant. Quinacridone Burnt Orange (S7) is firmly in the second camp. Squeeze it out and you have a deep, brooding brown-red — almost earthlike at full strength. Thin it to a glaze and suddenly you are working with a glowing, luminous amber-orange that makes autumn foliage painters weep with joy. One pigment, two entirely different personalities.

What Makes This Colour Special

Quinacridone Burnt Orange is a single-pigment colour (PR206 — quinacridone, synthetic organic). That means clean, predictable mixing with no hidden second pigment muddying the water. When you reach for this colour to shift a warm shadow or deepen a glaze, it does exactly what you expect and nothing it should not.

The transparency is the whole story here. Straight from the tube the mass tone is a deep, almost earthlike brown-red — with genuine depth and richness. But thin it out and the colour opens into something entirely different: a brilliant, warm burnt orange-red that glows from within. It is the kind of shift that makes layering addictive. Warm shadows in portraiture, autumn light in landscape, fire and sky effects — this colour handles all of it with a luminosity that opaque paints simply cannot replicate.

Lightfastness is rated ASTM I — Excellent. The top of the scale. Your glazed layers will hold their warmth for decades under normal indoor display conditions.

Why GOLDEN Heavy Body is in Serious Studios

• No fillers. No extenders. No dyes. Pure pigment in 100% acrylic emulsion. That is it.
• Buttery consistency that holds its peak. Brushstrokes stay. Palette knife marks peak and stay peaked. No overnight slumping.
• Batch-to-batch colour consistency. Every production run is matched. Your palette does not change on you between orders.
• Permanent and waterproof once dry. A flexible, archival film that will not crack, yellow, or reactivate with water.
• Fully intermixable with all GOLDEN mediums, gels, and pastes. No weird reactions, no surprises. Also plays beautifully with other professional acrylic brands.
• Series 7 pricing — based on pigment cost and rarity, not quality. Every series is made to the same uncompromising standard.

About Series Pricing

GOLDEN uses a Series 1 through 9 pricing system based purely on pigment cost and rarity. Series 1 uses the most accessible pigments. Series 9 uses the expensive, rare ones. What it does not mean is that Series 1 is lesser quality than Series 9. Every single series is made to exactly the same uncompromising standard. Quinacridone Burnt Orange is a Series 7 colour, priced at $39.95 per 59ml tube.

Getting the Most Out of This Tube

Straight from the tube the mass tone is deep and brooding — a rich brown-red with real character. But where this colour truly earns its place is in the glaze. Dilute it with GOLDEN Glazing Liquid or a fluid medium and apply it over a warm underlayer to unlock the full luminous burnt orange-red. Landscape painters, portrait artists working warm shadows, and anyone chasing that glowing autumn-light quality will find it indispensable.

Thin with water up to around 25% for smoother applications. Beyond that, reach for GOLDEN Fluid Medium or Glazing Liquid — heavy dilution with water alone can compromise the binder over time.

Need more working time for wet blending or soft edge work? GOLDEN OPEN Medium or a touch of Retarder slows drying significantly — giving you the kind of working window that oil painters are used to.

A Note on Availability

GOLDEN has discontinued Quinacridone Burnt Orange as the pigment PR206 is no longer being manufactured. We have existing stock available now — but once it is gone, it is gone. If this colour is already on your palette, it is worth stocking up. If you have been meaning to try it, now is the time. As an authorised Australian GOLDEN stockist, we sell genuine product with full manufacturer quality assurance.

Questions About GOLDEN Quinacridone Burnt Orange