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Kusakabe Watercolor Paints

Country: Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต
Number of watercolors: 102 colors
Number of single pigment colors: 39 colors
Honey or not honey?: No
Vegan or not?: Unknown – their website does not say either way.

Official website: Kusakabe Japan website
Color Chart (PDF): Japanese chart – incomplete range (JPG)
Buy: Amazon USA

Information from their website: “Our range of watercolors has been created to get the most out of the attraction of working with transparent watercolors, namely bright colors and a glossy transparency. The most distinctive feature of these watercolors is that they are environmentally friendly, using organic pigments with superior light resistance in place of other pigments such as cadmium and cobalt.”

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Keys
Staining levels: non-staining, low staining, Medium staining, high staining
Granulation: NG = non-granulating, G = Granulating
Transparency: transparent, semi-transparent, semi-opaque, opaque

Pigment(s)Paint NameHueBrandColorBuyVideoSwatchLightStainGranu.Transp.Vegan
PV15, PV23Permanent Violet–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– T–
PR122, BV10Magenta–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– T–
PR122Mauve–Kusakabe Amazon US–––– T–
No codesFloral Violet–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– T–
PB29, UnknownViolet–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– T–
PV19 Beta, PW6Lilac–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PB29Ultramarine–Kusakabe Amazon US–––– T–
PB29Ultramarine Light–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PB29, PB15, PW4Cobalt Blue NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PB27, PB15, PW6Cerulean Blue NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
No codesTurquoise Blue–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– T–
PB27Prussian Blue–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– T–
PB15, PBk7Indigo BlueHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– T–
PB15Monastral Blue–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– T–
No codesAurora Blue–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PG7, PB15, PW6Blue Compose–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– O–
PB15, PW6Sky Blue–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PB15, PG36, PW6Aqua Blue–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PV19 Beta, PB29, PW6Lavender Blue–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PB60, PR122Royal Blue–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PG7Viridian NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– T–
PG17Oxide of Chromium–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PB15, PG36, PY184Cadmium Green NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PG36, PY184Cadmium Green Light NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PG7, PW6Cobalt Green NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– O–
PG7, PY12, PB15Permanent Green Deep–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PG7, PY12Permanent Green–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PG7, PY12Permanent Green Light–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PY1, PG36Permanent Green Pale–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PG36, PY184, unknownEmerald Green Neo–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PG23Terre Verte–Kusakabe Amazon US–––– ST–
PG36, PY81Jungle Green–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– T–
PG36, PY100Sap GreenHueKusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– T–
PG36, PY100Olive Green–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– T–
PG7, PY55, PW6Grass Green–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PG7, PY13, PW6Mint Green–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PY129Greenish Yellow–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– T–
PB15, PG36Peacock Green–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PY152, PW6Cadmium Yellow Deep NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––– O–
PY13, PY152, PW6Cadmium Yellow NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––.–– O–
PY184, PY139Cadmium Yellow Light NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PY14, PW6Cadmium Yellow Pale NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––.–– O–
PY1, PO13Permanent Yellow Orange–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PY1, PO16Permanent Yellow Deep–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PY1Permanent Yellow Light–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PY81Lemon Yellow–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PY110, PO73, PW6Jaune Brillant–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PY1, PW6Naples Yellow–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PY110, PW6Naples Ivory–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PY43Yellow Ochre–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PY100Indian YellowHueKusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– T–
PY17GambogeHueKusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– T–
PY42Gold Yellow–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PR254Cadmium Red Deep NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PR254, PY184Cadmium Red NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PR255, PY139Cadmium Red Light NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PO16, PY55Cadmium Red Orange NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PR4Vermilion NeoHueKusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– ST–
PR254Prime Red–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PR177Crimson Lake–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– T–
PR83Rose Madder–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– T–
PR3Bright Red–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PO73, PY1, PW6Coral Red–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– O–
BV10Aurora Pink–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– T–
Not listed/PW6Flesh Pink–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– ST–
PY110, PR254, PW6Peach Pink–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PO73, PW6Baby Pink–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PO73, PY110Poppy Orange–Kusakabe Amazon US––4/4–– O–
PY167, BV10Passion Orange–Kusakabe Amazon US–4/4–– T–
PR53Cherry Red–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– T–
PR177Ruby Red–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– T–
PR101Light Red–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PR102Venetian Red–Kusakabe Amazon US–––– O–
PBr7, PG23Raw Sienna–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PBr7Burnt Sienna–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PBr7, PG23Raw Umber–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PBr7Burnt Umber–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PBr8Vandyke BrownHueKusakabe Amazon US–––– O–
PBr7, PBk6SepiaHueKusakabe Amazon US–––– O–
PY100, PR177Brown Madder–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– T–
PB15, PW6Blue Gray–Kusakabe Amazon US––3/4–– O–
PBk9, PY42, PW6Yellow Gray–Kusakabe––4/4–– ONo
PBk11, PW6Gray of Gray–Kusakabe––4/4–– O–
PB15, PBk7Payneโ€™s Gray–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PBk9Ivory Black–Kusakabe––––– STNo
PBk7Off Black–Kusakabe–––– O–
PW6Chinese White–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– ST–
PW6Opaque White–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PW20Pearl Gold–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– O–
PW20Pearl Silver–Kusakabe Amazon US––––– O–

Harmonia Granulating Colors – released in 2022

Keys
Staining levels: non-staining, low staining, Medium staining, high staining
Granulation: NG = non-granulating, G = Granulating
Transparency: transparent, semi-transparent, semi-opaque, opaque

Pigment(s)Paint NameHueBrandColorBuyVideoSwatchLightStainGranu.Transp.Vegan
PV16, PB15:3Purple Spinel–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PB29, PY119Starry Winter–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PB29, PG18, PO73Dusk Sky–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PB29, PR179Witch Bordeaux–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PV19, PB29Sunrise Blossom–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PB29, PG7Blue Hole–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PB28, PY138Mint Beryl–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PG7, PY83, PBr7Olive Safari–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PB15:3, PBr7Castle Green–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PB29, PG19, PBk7Arctic Ocean–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PB29, PG19, PBk7Fog Ash–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––
PO16, PBk11Darkness Sand–Kusakabe Amazon US–––––––

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