Pigment Information
This color contains the following pigments:
PO73-Transparent Pyrrole Orange
Pigment Name
PO73-Transparent Pyrrole Orange
Pigment Type
organic, aminoketone
Chemical Name
dipyrrolopyrrol
Chemical Formula
Properties
Transparent Pyrrole Orange is a yellow-shade orange with optimum performance; high saturation and excellent durability, excellent bleed resistance, and intrinsic strength coupled with good opacity and moderate rheology. It is semi-opaque, less opaque than Cadmium Orange.
Permanence
Transparent Pyrrole Orange has been demonstrated to have excellent stability and lightfastness in automotive applications.
Toxicity
The Australian government's Department of Health and Aging, reported in its Summary Report: NA/238 that "Irgazin DPP Orange 16AOA is likely to be of low oral and dermal toxicity in humans and to be non irritating or very slightly irritating to the ey
History
Irgazin Orange was developed as a lead-free alternative opaque orange pigment. It is used in decorative, industrial, and automotive applications, often to color plastics and polymers.