MIR Extra-Fine Oil Whites and Yellows | 20/60/200 ml Tubes

Extra-fine quality oil paint, made with specific fine art pigments, offering high lightfastness and luminosity. The drying vegetable oils in MIR oil paints are carefully selected to avoid altering the pigment's hue, drying uniformly into a colorless layer with maximum transparency and homogeneity. Pinturas MIR has been manufacturing artist colors in Spain since 1933.

This range includes the whites and yellows of MIR Extra-Fine Oil Paint. Choose the color and format (20, 60 or 200 ml tube) from the same drop-down menu.

Why choose MIR Extra-Fine Oil Paint?

Fine art pigments with high lightfastness and great luminosity.
Selected drying vegetable oils designed not to alter the pigment's hue.
Uniform drying into a colorless layer with maximum transparency and homogeneity.
Three formats per color: 20, 60, and 200 ml (1 L and 5 L upon request).

Uses and applications

Artistic oil painting: on canvas, board, and prepared paper.
Conservation-restoration: retouching and reconstruction of pictorial layers in original oil technique, where media compatibility with the original is sought. (For reversible reintegration following museum criteria, specific non-oily media are used.)
Color study, direct technique, glazes, and impasto.

Lightfastness and opacity by color

Official classification by Pinturas MIR for each color in this range. Lightfastness refers to permanence; opacity to covering power.

No.	Color	Lightfastness	Opacity
0	MIR White	★★★	Opaque
1	Titanium White	★★★	Opaque
2	Silver White (Hue)	★★★	Opaque
3	Zinc White	★★★	Semi-transparent
4	Mixed White	★★★	Opaque
5	Cadmium Lemon Yellow (Hue)	★★	Semi-transparent
5A	Cadmium Lemon Yellow	★★★	Opaque
6	Cadmium Light Yellow (Hue)	★★	Semi-transparent
6A	Cadmium Light Yellow	★★★	Opaque
7	Cadmium Dark Yellow (Hue)	★★	Semi-opaque
7A	Cadmium Dark Yellow	★★★	Opaque
8	Cadmium Orange Yellow (Hue)	★★★	Semi-transparent
9	Royal Yellow	★★	Semi-transparent
9A	MIR Medium Yellow (Primary)	★★★	Opaque
10	Indian Yellow	★★	Semi-transparent
11A	Cadmium Brilliant Yellow (Hue)	★★	Semi-transparent
40	Naples Yellow	★★★	Opaque
40B	Reddish Naples Yellow	★★★	Opaque

Lightfastness: ★★★ excellent (permanent) · ★★ good · ★ limited. Note: "Hue" colors are imitations using organic pigments — with adequate permanence, though lower than mineral pigments. Genuine cadmiums (5A, 6A, 7A), mineral whites, and Naples Yellows offer maximum permanence.

Instructions for use and precautions

Oil paint dries by oxidation of the oils; drying time varies depending on the color, thickness, and environmental conditions. Observe the "fat over lean" rule when layering. Clean tools with turpentine essence or white spirit before the paint dries.

Safety

Low-risk product under normal use. Cadmium colors (cadmium yellows and reds) contain pigments classified as hazardous: do not ingest, do not pulverize or sand the dry film, and consult the Safety Data Sheet (SDS) for the specific color. "Hue" colors are cadmium-free imitations. Keep out of reach of children.