Possible Lineup of 8 to 10 colors for a limited watercolor palette Influenced by some palettes listed below. h2. 1 Yellow *[X]* light to medium yellow - DS hansa yellow medium - PY97 - cadmium yellow - PY35 OR medium orange yellow - DS nickel azomethine yellow - PY150 - WN Transparent Yellow - PY150 ^Could see using the orange-yellow if only one yellow exists on a six color palette. But if yellow ochre exists, then use the lighter yellow. h2. 2 Reds *[X]* orange-red - cadmium red/scarlet or whatever is - PR108 *[X]* purple-red - Permanent Rose - PV19 or whatever is PR122 h2. 2 Blues *[X]* red-blue - French Ultramarine - PB29 *[X]* green-blue - Phthalo Blue Green Shade - PB15:3 or Cobalt Blue - PB28 or Cerulean Blue - PB 35 h2. 1 Green *[X]* yellow-green - pure pigment - whatever is PG36 usually phthalo green Yellow Shade or WN Winsor Green Yellow Shade OR a convenience green mix, such as: - Hooker's Green - or Sap Green h2. 2 to 4 Conv colors/mixes *[X]* burnt sienna - PR101 *[X]* yellow ochre - PY43 *[X]* raw umber - PBr7 h2. 1 Convenience mix *[X]* payne's grey or neutral tint both usually consists of some combination of blue, black, violet. h2. One other possibility From Chuck Long's 10-color palette http://www.handprint.com/HP/WCL/palette4f.html dioxazine violet (PV23) h2. Chuck Long Palette cadmium yellow (PY35) burnt sienna (PBr7) cadmium scarlet (PR108) alizarin crimson (PR83) dioxazine violet (PV23) ultramarine blue (PB29) phthalocyanine blue RS (PB15:1) cerulean blue (PB35) sap green [hue] payne's gray [hue] h2. Charles Evans Palette Alizarin Crimson - PR83 Ultramarine Blue - PB29 Cobalt Blue - PB28 Hooker's Green - PG36, PO49 Yellow Ocre - PY43 Burnt Sienna - PR101 Light Red - PR102 Raw Umber - PBr7 h2. Crawshaw vs Stutler Palettes Cadmium Yellow ---- Transparent Yellow (PY97) Cadmium Red ---- Cadmium Red Deep (PR108) Alizarin Crimson ---- Permanent Rose (PV19) Ultramarine ---- Ultramarine Deep (PB29) Cerulean Blue ---- Peacock Blue (PB17) Hooker's Green ---- Bamboo Green (PG36) Yellow Ochre ---- Burnt Sienna (PBr7) h2. Cathy Johnson Palette Phtalo Ultramarine Blue Permanent Alizarin Crimson Cadmium Red (though some avoid the cadmiums for safety reasons) Hansa Yellow Light (or Cadmium Yellow Light) Hansa Yellow Medium. Conv colors Raw Sienna Burnt Sienna Yellow Ochre Burnt Umber Payne's Gray. h2. John Muir Laws Winsor Yellow Quinacridone Gold Yellow Ochre Winsor Red Quinacridone Magenta Winsor Violet Dioxazine Cobalt Blue Phthalo Blue Sap Green Perylene Green Burnt Umber Neutral Tint h2. Ed Raw Umber - PBr7 Quinacridone Gold - PO49 Hansa Yellow Medium - PY97 French Ultramarine - PB29 Winsor Blue (Green Shade) - PB15 Permanent Rose - PV19 -- Daniel Smith Winsor Blue (GS) option: Phthalo Blue GS (PB15) - intense blue -- Daniel Smith Permanent Rose option: Quinacridone Red (PV19) h2. secondary palette nickel azomethine yellow (PY150) cadmium scarlet (PR108) quinacridone magenta (PR122) ultramarine blue (PB29) phthalocyanine blue GS (PB15:3) phthalocyanine green YS (PG36) Alwyn Crawshaw vs Stutler h2. Maimeri Blu Artist Watercolors Kit - 6 color set - Permanent Yellow Lemon, Raw Sienna, Primary Red - Magenta, Permanent Green Deep, Ultramarine Light, and Burnt Umber http://www.dickblick.com/products/maimeri-blu-artist-watercolors/ h2. Paint Info W&N Cadmium Red - PR108 W&N Hooker's Green - PG36, PO49 W&N Winsor Green (Yellow Shade) - PG36 W&N Yellow Ochre - PY43 W&N Transparent Yellow - PY150 is brighter/lighter than DS Nickel Azo Yellow W&N Light Red - PR102 W&N Burnt Sienna - PR101 DS Opera-Pink (PR122) - bright red-purple-pink more pinkish-purple than perm rose (pv19). -- DS says: "The most vivid of all pinks. A primary magenta with a hint of fluorescent pink granulation producing some of the most brilliant glowing mixes you have ever seen." DS Burnt Sienna - PBr7 - transparent to semi-transparent DS Light Red - PR101 - opaque DS Venetian Red (PR101) - opaque DS Cobalt Blue - PB28 DS Hooker's Green - PG36 PY3 PO49 DS Phthalo Green YS - PG36 DS Yellow Ochre - PY43 DS Raw Sienna - PBr7 DS Pyrrol Red (PR254) - semi transparent - orange-red - similar to cadmium DS Pyrrol Scarlet (PR255) - semi transparent - bright orange-red - similar to cadmium DS Azo Yellow (PY 151) - brilliant, sunny and bright DS Nickel Azo Yellow (PY150) is darker yellow than I expected but secondary palette says py150 is an orange yellow along with: py65 (DS hansa yellow deep), py83, py108 (DS anthrapyrimidine yellow), py153 (DS nickel dioxine yellow), py216 Most Yellow Ochres are opaque, but Daniel Smith's is transparent #watercolor