Schmincke has been developing and manufacturing its Horadam line of watercolours since 1881. Today the Horadam line includes 145 colours, 72 of them formulated with a single pigment. Each colour has its own individually optimised formula.

Schmincke has a reputation for using only the highest-quality natural gums, water-soluble resins, and pigments which is reflected in this superior blend of vibrant watercolours.

Bordeaux: Intense dark transparent red slightly warmer that Alizarin.

Pigments:Naphthol AS
Colour Index :PR187
Transparency:Transparent
Lightfast: Good lightfast
Series:2
Notes: Semi-Staining