Painting & Drawing Pigments
ID | Pigment Color | Pigment Name | Other Names | Description | Ingestion Haz | Inhalation Haz | Skin Contact Haz | Other Hazards |
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1 | BLACK | Antimony Black | Color Index No. 77050 | Antimony sulfide | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Moderately toxic | Reaction with stomach acid may cause formation of hydrogen sulfide |
2 | Black | Black Spinels |
Chromium iron nickel black; Copper chromite black; Pigment Black 28; Iron cobalt black; Pigment black 29; Iron cobalt chromite black; Pigment Black 27; Manganese ferrite black; Pigment Black 26 |
Complex natural or synthetic oxides | No significant hazards | Not well studied | Not well studied | |
3 | Black | Bone Black |
Animal black; ivory black; Frankfurt black; Pigment Black 9 |
Charred animal bone | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
4 | Black | Carbon Black |
Channel black; lamp black; Pigment Black 6 and 7 |
Carbon | Slightly toxic | Slightly toxic | ||
5 | Black | Charcoal Black |
Birch black; mineral black; vegetable black; vine black; willow black; Pigment Black 8 |
Carbon and mineral | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
6 | Black | Graphite |
Black lead; plumbago; stove black; Pigment Black 10 |
No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | Hazardous if contaminated with silica | |
7 | Black | Logwood |
Natural black 3 |
Logwood extract | May cause poisoning | |||
8 | Black | Manganese Black |
Pigment Black 14 |
Manganese dioxide | Moderately toxic | Highly toxic | ||
9 | Black | Mars Black |
Black iron oxide; magnetic oxide; Pigment Black 11 |
Iron oxides | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
10 | BLUE | Antwerp Blue |
Pigment Blue 27 |
Prussian blue, aluminum oxide | Moderately toxic | Produces highly toxic hydrogen cyanide gas if heated or treated with acid or ultraviolet radiation | ||
11 | Blue | Azurite | Mountain blue; Pigment Blue 30 | Copper mineral | Highly toxic | Moderately toxic | ||
12 | Blue | Calcium-Strontium Sulfide |
Pigment White 8,9; fluorescent blue |
Calcium sulfide, strontium sulfide | Highly toxic | Highly toxic by ingestion, due to the formation of hydrogen sulfide in stomach; causes skin irritation | ||
13 | Blue | Cerulean Blue |
Pigment Blue 35 |
Cobaltous stannate | Moderately toxic | Moderately toxic | Slightly toxic | |
14 | Blue | Cobalt Blue |
Thenard's blue; Pigment Blue 28 |
Cobaltous aluminate | Moderately toxic | Moderately toxic | Slightly toxic | |
15 | Blue | Egyptian Blue |
Pigment Blue 31 |
Copper calcium silicate | Moderately toxic | Moderately toxic | ||
16 | Blue | Indanthrene Blue |
Pigment Blues 21, 22, 60, 64, 65 |
Complex, insoluble anthraquinone vat dyes | Generally slight | Generally slight | Generally slight | Long-term studies under way |
17 | Blue | Manganese Blue |
Pigment Blue 33 |
Barium manganate, barium sulfate | Possibly highly toxic | Possibly highly toxic | ||
18 | Blue | Peacock Blue |
Brilliant blue; erioglaucine blue; Pigment Blue 24 |
Barium lake or precipitate of organic dye | Slightly toxic | Chronic hazards unknown | ||
19 | Blue | Peacock Blue R |
Pigment Blue 3 |
Organic pigment | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
20 | Blue | Phthalocyanine Blue |
Cyan blue; monastral blue; thalo blue; winsor blue; Pigment Blue 15 |
Copper phthalocyanine | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | Was contaminated with PCB's prior to 1982 |
21 | Blue | Prussian Blue |
Berlin blue; Chinese blue; iron blue; milori blue; Paris blue; steel blue; Pigment Blue 27 |
Ferric ferrocyanide | Moderately toxic | Produces extremely toxic hydrogen cyanide gas if heated or treated with acid or ultraviolet radiation | ||
22 | Blue | Smalt |
Pigment Blue 32 |
Potassium cobaltous silicate of various composition | Moderately toxic | Moderately toxic | Slightly toxic | |
23 | Blue | Ultramarine Blue |
Pigment Blue 29 |
Complex silicate of sodium and aluminum with sulfur | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
24 | Blue | Victoria Blue | Pigment Blue 10 | Organic pigment | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
25 | Blue | Victoria Blue B | Pigment Blue 2 | Organic pigment | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
26 | Blue | Victoria Pure Blue B | Pigment Blue 2 | Organic pigment | Not significant | Unknown | Unknown | |
27 | BROWN | BON Browns | Pigment Brown 5 | Azo pigment | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
28 | Brown | Burnt Sienna | Raw sienna; Pigment Brown 6 | Iron oxides | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
29 | Brown | Burnt Umber | Mars brown; raw brown; Pigment Brown 7 | Iron oxides, possibly manganese silicates or dioxide | Moderately toxic | Possibly highly toxic | Moderately toxic by ingestion if contaminated with manganese compounds | |
30 | Brown | Manganite | Manganese brown; Pigment Brown 8 | Manganese hydroxide and oxides | Moderately toxic | Highly toxic | ||
31 | Brown | Sepia | Natural Brown 9 | Cuttlefish ink or mix of burnt sienna & lamp black | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
32 | Brown | Van Dyke Brown | Pigment Brown 9 | Treated Cassel earth with 80-90% organic materials, & iron, alumina, silica | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
33 | GREEN | Brilliant Green | Pigment Green 1 | Organic pigment | Slightly toxic | Long-term hazards unknown | ||
34 | Green | Chrome Green | Milori green, Prussian green, Pigment Green 15 | Lead chromate, ferric ferrocyanide | Highly toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen; DO NOT USE |
35 | Green | Chromium Oxide Green | Chrome oxide green; olive green; permanent green; Pigment Green 17 | Chromic oxide | Slightly toxic | Slightly toxic | Slightly toxic | Possible carcinogen |
36 | Green | Cobalt Green | Pigment Green 19 | Calcined cobalt, zinc and aluminum oxides | Moderately toxic | Moderately toxic | Slightly toxic | |
37 | Green | Emerald Green | Paris green, Veronese green, Pigment Green 21 | Copper acetoarsenite | Extremely toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen; not used any more; sometimes, this name is used for less toxic pigments |
38 | Green | Green Earth | Pigment Green 23 | Hydrated iron, magnesium, aluminum and potassium silicates | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
39 | Green | Hooker's Green | Mix of organic pigments | See specific pigments in mixture | ||||
40 | Green | Phthalocyanine Green | Cyan green; monstral green; thalo green; Pigment Green 7 | Polychlorinated copper phthalocyanine | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | Was often contaminated by PCB's prior to 1982 |
41 | Green | Pigment Green | Pigment Green 8 | Nitroso green | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Chronic hazards not well-studied |
42 | Green | Prussian Green | Pigment Green 36 | Chlorinated and brominated copper phthalocyanine; may also be other pigments | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
43 | Green | Scheele's Green | Paris green; Pigment Green 22 | Cupric acetoarsenite; originally copper arsenite | Extremely toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen; not used any more |
44 | Green | Ultramarine Green | Pigment Green 24 | Complex silicate of aluminum & sodium with sulfur | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
45 | Green | Verdigris | Pigment Green 20 | Copper dibasic acetate | Highly toxic | Moderately toxic | ||
46 | Green | Viridian | Emerald oxide of chromium; Emeraude green; Pigment Green 18 | Hydrated chromic oxide | Slightly toxic | Slightly toxic | Slightly toxic | Possible carcinogen |
47 | ORANGE | Ananthranone Orange | Pigment Red 168 | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Long-term hazards unknown | |
48 | Orange | Benzidine Orange | Diarylide; Pigment Orange 13 | Insoluble azo pigment | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | |
49 | Orange | Cadmium Barium Orange | Cadmium lithopone orange; Pigment Orange 20:1 | Cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, barium sulfate | Slightly toxic | Highly toxic | Probable carcinogen | |
50 | Orange | Cadmium Orange | Pigment Orange 20 | Cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide | Slightly toxic | Highly toxic | Probable carcinogen | |
51 | Orange | Chrome Orange | Pigment Orange 21 | Basic lead chromate | Highly toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen; DO NOT USE |
52 | Orange | Hansa Orange | Dinitroaniline orange; orthonitroaniline orange; Pigment Orange 1,2,5 | Insoluble azo pigments | Slightly toxic | Mutagenic in bacteria | ||
53 | Orange | Mars Orange | Pigment Red 101 | Iron oxides | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
54 | Orange | Mercadmium colors | Pigment Orange 23 | Cadmium sulfide, mercuric sulfide complexes | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Slightly toxic | Probable carcinogen; causes skin allergies; forms hydrogen sulfide in combination with stomach acid |
55 | Orange | Molybdate Orange | Pigment Red 104 | Lead chromate, lead molybdate, lead sulfate | Highly toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen; DO NOT USE |
56 | Orange | Persian Orange | Pigment Orange 17, 17:1 | Barium lake of an azo dye | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Long-term hazards unknown |
57 | RED | Acid Red | Acid scarlet; pigment scarlet; scarlet red; Pigment Red 60 | Barium lake of an azo dye or insoluble azo pigment | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
58 | Red | Alizarin Crimson | Alizarin; crimson madder; rose madder; madder lake; Pigment Red 83 | Lakes of 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone or insoluble anthraquinone pigment | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Slightly toxic | May cause some allergies |
59 | Red | Aniline Red | Permanent red; Pigment Red 4 | Chlorinated para-nitroaniline pigment | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | |
60 | Red | Antraquinone Red | Pigment Red 177 | Anthraquinone pigment | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Long-term hazards unknown |
61 | Red | Arylide Reds | Pigment Red 2, 5, 7, 9, 14, 17, 22, 23, 63, 112, 146, 148, 170 | Azo pigments | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity for those tested (all but Pigment Red 7, 63, 148); long-term hazards unknown |
62 | Red | BON Reds and Maroons | Segnale reds; Pigment Red 48, 48:1, 48:2, 48:3, 48:4, 52:1 | Calcium, barium, and manganese salts of beta-hydroxynaphthoic acid dyes | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Long-term hazards unknown |
63 | Red | Cadmium Barium Red | Cadmium lithopone red; Pigment Red 108 | Cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, barium sulfate | Possible chronic hazard | Possible chronic hazard | Can cause skin allergies | Probable carcinogen |
64 | Red | Cadmium Red | Cadmium scarlet; Pigment Red 108 | Cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide | Slightly toxic | Highly toxic | Probable carcinogen | |
65 | Red | Cadmium Vermilion Red | Cadmium mercury red; Pigment Red 113 | Cadmium sulfide, mercuric sulfide | No significant acute toxicity | Highly toxic | Slightly toxic; can cause skin allergies | Probable carcinogen |
66 | Red | Disazo Red | Pigment Red 144 | Azo pigment | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Long-term hazards unknown |
67 | Red | English Red | Indian red; light red; Mars red; red iron oxide; terra rosa; Tuscan red, Pigment Red 101 | Iron oxides | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
68 | Red | Lithol Reds | Red lake R; Pigment Red 49, 49:1, 49:2 | Sodium, barium, and calcium salts of soluble azo pigment | In presence of lipstick has caused allergies | Some grades are contaminated with soluble barium compounds; may be contaminated with known carcinogen (beta-naphthylamine) | ||
69 | Red | Lithol Rubines | Pigment Red 57, 57:1, 57:2 | Calcium salt of soluble azo dye | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Long-term hazards unknown |
70 | Red | Para Red | Pigment Red 1 | Insoluble azo pigment | Causes cyanosis | Unknown | Unknown | Ingestion has caused cyanosis due to methemoglobinemia; causes bacterial mutations |
71 | Red | Perylene Pigments | Perylene maroon; Pigment Red 179; Perylene red; Pigment Red 149; Perylene scarlet; Pigment Red 190; Perylene vermilion; Pigment Red 123 | Organic pigments | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Long-term hazards unknown |
72 | Red | Pyrazolone Reds and Maroons | Pigment Red 38, 41 | Azo pigments | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Long-term hazards unknown |
73 | Red | Quinacridone Pigments | Quinacridone maroon; Pigment Red 206; Quinacridone maroon B; Pigment Violet 42; Quinacridone magenta; Pigment Red 202; Quinacridone red; Pigment Red 122 (also Pigment Violet 19) | Organic pigments | Mostly unknown | Mostly unknown | Mostly unknown | |
74 | Red | Red Lake C | Pigment Red 53:1, 53:2 | Insoluble metal salts of azo dyes | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Some grades have high soluble barium content |
75 | Red | Red Lead | Pigment Red 105 | Lead tetroxide | Highly toxic | Highly toxic | ||
76 | Red | Rhodamine | Day-Glo Red; fluorescent red; Pigment Red 81; Pigment Violet 1 | Phosphorus, tungsten, molybdenum salt of dye | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | |
77 | Red | Toluidine Red | Hansa red; Pigment Red 3 | Insolube azo pigments | Caused cyanosis | Mostly unknown | Mostly unknown | In the past, ingestion has caused cyanosis due to methemoglobinemia due to contamination |
78 | Red | Ultramarine Red | Pigment Violet 15 | Complex silicate of sodium and aluminum with sulfur | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
79 | Red | Venetian Red | Persian gulf oxide; red chalk; Spanish oxide; Pigment Red 102 | Iron oxide, silica, alumina, lime, and magnesia | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Long-term hazards unknown |
80 | Red | Vermilion | Chinese vermilion; cinnabar; English vermilion; Pigment Red 106 | Mercuric sulfide | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Slightly toxic; can cause skin allergies | Forms hydrogen sulfide in combination with stomach acid; most vermilion today is a mixture of less toxic organic pigments |
81 | VIOLET | Cobalt Violet | Pigment Violet 14 | Cobalt phosphate | Highly toxic | Highly toxic | ||
82 | Violet | Cobalt Violet | Violet phosphates; Pigment Violet 14 | Cobalt arsenite | Extremely toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen; not a common pigment; DO NOT USE |
83 | Violet | Manganese Violet | Fast violet; Nurnberg violet; permanent mauve; permanent violet; Pigment Violet 16 | Manganese ammonium pyrophosphate | Moderately toxic | Highly toxic | ||
84 | Violet | Mars Violet | Pigment Red 101 | Iron oxides | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
85 | Violet | Quinacridone Violet | Quinacridone red; Pigment Violet 19 (also Pigment Red 122) | Organic pigment | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Long-term hazards unknown |
86 | Violet | Rhodamine | Day-Glo red; fluorescent red; Pigment Red 81; Pigment Violet 1 | Phosphorus, tungsten, and molybdenum salt of dye | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | May cause light sensitivity |
87 | Violet | Thioindigoid Maroon | Pigment Violet 38 | Indigo derivative | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | |
88 | Violet | Ultramarine Violet | Pigment Violet 15 | Complex silicate of sodium and aluminum with sulfur | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
89 | WHITE | Aluminum Hydrate | Pigment White 24 | Aluminum oxide | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
90 | White | Antimony White | Antimony oxide; Pigment White 11 | Antimony trioxide | Moderately toxic | Highly toxic | Moderately toxic | Probable carcinogen |
91 | White | Barium White | Barytes; blanc fixe; Pigment White 21, 22 | Barium sulfate | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | Hazards if contaminated with soluble barium compounds |
92 | White | Chalk | Whiting; Pigment White 18 | Calcium carbonate | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
93 | White | Gloss White | Pigment White 23 | Aluminum hydroxide, barium sulfate | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
94 | White | Leaded Zinc Oxide | Pigment White 4 | Zinc oxide, lead sulfate | Highly toxic | Highly toxic | ||
95 | White | Lithopone | Pigment White 5 | Barium sulfate, zinc sulfide | Extremely toxic | Moderately toxic | Zinc sulfide might react with stomach acid to produce hydrogen sulfide | |
96 | White | Magnesite | Light magnesium oxide; Pigment White 18 | Magnesium carbonate | Moderately toxic | |||
97 | White | Mica | Pumice; Pigment White 20 | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | ||
98 | White | Mixed White | Basic lead carbonate, zinc oxide | Highly toxic | Highly toxic | |||
99 | White | Silica | Pigment White 27 | Quartz | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Chronic inhalation may cause silicosis |
100 | White | Talc | Pigment White 26 | Hydrated magnesium silicate | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | No significant acute toxicity | Highly toxic by chronic inhalation; may be contaminated with asbestos or silica |
101 | White | Titanium White | Titanium oxide; Pigment White 6 | Titanium dioxide | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | Inhalation of large amounts over several years may cause a benign pneumoconiosis without ill effects; shows on x-rays |
102 | White | White Lead | Cremnitz white; flake white; foundation white; silver white; Pigment White 1 | Basic lead carbonate, sometimes with small amounts of extenders | Highly toxic | Highly toxic | ||
103 | White | White Lead | Basic sulfate white lead; Pigment White 2 | Basic lead sulfate, sometimes with a small amount of zinc oxide | Highly toxic | Highly toxic | ||
104 | White | Witherite | Pigment White 10 | Barium carbonate | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | ||
105 | White | Zinc Sulfide | Pigment White 7 | Extremely toxic | Moderately toxic | Zinc sulfide might react with stomach acid to produce hydrogen sulfide | ||
106 | White | Zinc White | Chinese white; permanent white; Pigment White 4 | Zinc oxide | Moderately toxic | Slightly toxic | Pigment White 4 may also contain lead | |
107 | YELLOW | Anthrapyrimidine Yellow | Pigment Yellow 108 | Organic pigment | No significant acute hazards | No significant acute hazards | No significant acute hazards | Chronic hazards not well studied |
108 | Yellow | Barium Yellow | Lemon yellow; Pigment Yellow 31 | Barium chromate | Highly toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen |
109 | Yellow | Benzidine Yellows | Diarylide; Pigment Yellow 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 55, 83 | Insoluble azo pigments | No significant acute hazards | No significant acute hazards | No significant acute hazards | Chronic hazards not well studied; prior to 1982, could be contaminated with PCB's |
110 | Yellow | Cadmium Yellow | Aurora; cadmium primrose yellow; Pigment Yellow 35, 37 | Cadmium sulfide | Possible chronic hazard | Possible chronic hazard | Probable carcinogen | |
111 | Yellow | Cadmium Barium Yellow | Cadmium lithpone yellow; Pigment Yellow 35 | Cadmium sulfide, cadmium selenide, barium sulfate, zinc sulfide | Possible chronic hazard | Possible chronic hazard | Probable carcinogen | |
112 | Yellow | Chrome Yellow | Chrome lemon; lemon chrome yellow; primrose; primrose yellow; yellow chrome orange; Pigment Yellow 34 | Lead chromate, sometimes with lead sulfate | Highly toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen; DO NOT USE |
113 | Yellow | Cobalt Yellow | Aureolin; Pigment Yellow 40 | Potassium cobaltinitrite | Highly toxic | Highly toxic | Ingestion has caused cyanosis due to methemoglobinemia | |
114 | Yellow | Hansa Yellow | Pigment Yellow 1-6, 10, 60, 65, 73-75; Pigment Orange 1 | Insoluble azo pigments | No significant acute hazards | No significant acute hazards | No significant acute hazards | Chronic hazards not well studied |
115 | Yellow | King's Yellow | Orpiment; realgar; Pigment Yellow 39 | Arsenic trisulfide, sometimes lead chromate | Extremely toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen; not used today |
116 | Yellow | Mars Yellow | Ochre; raw sienna; sienna; yellow ochre; yellow iron oxide; Pigment Yellow 42, 43 | Iron oxides | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
117 | Yellow | Naples Yellow | Antimony yellow; Pigment Yellow 41 | Lead antimonate, sometimes with zinc and bismuth oxides | Unknown | Highly toxic | Moderately toxic | Most Naples yellow pigments today are a mixture of less toxic organic pigments |
118 | Yellow | Strontium Yellow | Lemon yellow; Pigment Yellow 32 | Strontium chromate | Highly toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen |
119 | Yellow | Toluidine Yellow | Pigment Yellow 1, 3 | Insoluble azo pigment | Mostly unknown | Mostly unknown | Mostly unknown | Ingestion has caused cyanosis due to methemoglobinemia |
120 | Yellow | Zinc Yellow | Pigment Yellow 36 | Zinc chromate | Highly toxic | Extremely toxic | Highly toxic | Known carcinogen; DO NOT USE |
121 | METALLIC | Aluminum Powder | Pigment Metal 1 | Aluminum | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | |
122 | Metallic | Bronze Powder | Copper bronze powder; Pigment Metal 2 | 80-90% copper, 1% zinc, iron | Moderately toxic | Moderately toxic by ingestion, especially if corroded by exposure to moisture | ||
123 | Metallic | Copper Alloy | Pigment Metal 2 | Copper, zinc, aluminum, tin | Moderately toxic | Moderately toxic by ingestion, especially if corroded by exposure to moisture | ||
124 | Metallic | Gold Bronze Powders | Green gold bronze; pale gold bronze; rich gold bronze; Pigment Green 10 | 68-92% copper, 6-31% zinc, 0.25-10% aluminum | Moderately toxic | Moderately toxic by ingestion, especially if corroded by exposure to moisture | ||
125 | Metallic | Metallic Gold | Pigment Metal 3 | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | No significant hazards | ||
126 | Metallic | Metallic Lead | Pigment Metal 4 | Highly toxic | Highly toxic | |||
127 | Metallic | Metallic Silver | Silver particles that become embedded in skin cause localized argyria, a bluish-black discoloration that does not have any known ill effects |