Viridian is a transparent emerald green colour. Named after the Latin for green 'viridis', it was first made in Paris by colourist Binet in 1838 as a replacement for the deadly Emerald Green.
Colour Number
692
Permanence
AA
Permanence Description
Extremely Permanent
Lightfastness Code
I
Lightfastness Description
Excellent
Opacity Description
Transparent
Series
3
Pigment Codes
PG18