In Maine we’ll wake up some mornings to this color. Fog will be clinging to the water and both water and sky are slate grey. This natural pigment is semi translucent, can sometimes catch a bit of green, but mostly is lovely, steely, misty grey. Think round river rocks, a kitten, a silvery grey moth, or a wolf hiding in the woods.

Pigment derived from slate deposits in France.
PBk 19 (77017)Chemical Name:Hydrated Aluminum Silicate

Slate is composed mainly of clay or mica, depending upon the degree of metamorphism to which it has been subjected. The original clay minerals in shale alter to micas with increasing levels of heat and pressure. Slate can also contain quartz and small amounts of feldspar, calcite, pyrite, hematite, and other minerals. Most slates are gray in color and range in a continuum of shades from light to dark gray. (Taken from the natural pigment website :)

Standard 1/2 pan fits in all of our watercolor boxes and travel tins.