The table below provides technical information on the composition, permanence and characteristics of Designers' Gouache. For further information on what each heading means and how it can improve your painting, see terms explained.
| Code | Colour Name | Series | Permanence | T/O | BL | Chemical Description | CI Name | CI Number |
| 004 | Alizarin Crimson | 1 | B | T | - | BON arylamide red, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone lake | PR12, PR83 | 12385, 58000 |
| 006 | Alizarin Rose Madder | 1 | B | T | - | Barium lithol red, PTMA toner | PR49:1, PV1 | 15630, 45170 |
| 022 | Azure Blue | 2 | A | O | - | Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Copper phthalocyanine | PG17, PB15 | 74260, 74160 |
| 028 | Bengal Rose | 2 | C | O | Bl | Rhodamine/aluminium lake, Fluorescent dye stuff/polyamide resin | PR173 | 45170 |
| 046 | Brilliant Green | 1 | A | O | - | Zinc oxide, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Arylamide yellow | PW4, PG7, PY3 | 77947, 74260, 11710 |
| 455 | Brilliant Purple | 2 | B | O | Bl | PTMA toner | PV3 |
42535 45175 |
| 050 | Brilliant Red Violet | 1 | B | O | Bl | PTMA toner, Fluorescent dye/resin based pigment | PV1 | 45170 |
| 052 | Brilliant Violet | 1 | B(iii) | O | Bl | Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur, Fluorescent dye/resin based pigment, PTMA toner | PB29, PV1 | 77007, 45170 |
| 055 | Brilliant Yellow | 3 | A | O | - | Cadmium zinc sulphide | PY35 | 77205 |
| 074 | Burnt Sienna | 1 | AA | O | - | Synthetic iron oxide, Synthetic iron oxide | PY42, PR101 | 77492, 77491 |
| 076 | Burnt Umber | 1 | AA | O | - | Calcined natural iron oxide, Synthetic iron oxide | PBr7, PY42 | 77491, 77492 |
| 086 | Cadmium Lemon | 4 | A | O | - | Cadmium zinc sulphide | PY35 | 77205 |
| 089 | Cadmium Orange | 4 | A | O | - | Cadmium sulphoselenide, Cadmium sulphoselenide | PO20, PR108 | 77199, 77202 |
| 092 | Cadmium Primrose | 4 | A | O | - | Cadmium zinc sulphide | PY35 | 77205 |
| 097 | Cadmium Red Deep | 4 | A | O | - | Cadmium sulphoselenide | PR108 | 77202 |
| 102 | Cadmium Red Pale | 4 | A | O | - | Cadmium sulphoselenide | PR108 | 77202 |
| 111 | Cadmium Yellow Deep | 4 | A | O | - | Cadmium sulphoselenide, Cadmium zinc sulphide | PO20, PY35 | 77199, 77205 |
| 118 | Cadmium Yellow Pale | 4 | A | O | - | Cadmium zinc sulphide | PY35 | 77205 |
| 137 | Cerulean Blue | 4 | AA | O | - | Cobalt stannate | PB35 | 77368 |
| 148 | Chinese Orange | 2 | A | O | - | Carbon black, Pyrazolone orange, Chlorinated para red | PBk7, PO13, PR4 | 77266, 21110, 12085 |
| 178 | Cobalt Blue | 4 | AA | O | - | Cobalt aluminate | PB28 | 77346 |
| 181 | Cobalt Pale Hue | 1 | A(iii) | O | - | Coprecipitated zinc sulphide/barium sulphate, Complex sodium alumino-silicate, containing sulphur | PW5, PB29 | 77115, 77007 |
| 211 | Cyprus Green | 2 | A | O | - | Copper phthalocyanine, Titanium dioxide, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine | PB15, PW6, PG7 | 74160, 77891, 74260 |
| 249 | Flame Red | 1 | A | T | - | Toluidine red, Chlorinated para red | PR3, PR4 | 12120, 12085 |
| 257 | Flesh Tint | 1 | B | O | - | Titanium dioxide, Chlorinated para red, Synthetic iron oxide | PW6, PR4, PY42 | 77891, 12085, 77492 |
| 260 | Fluorescent Yellow | 1 | B | T | Bl | Fluorescent dye/resin, based pigment | - | - |
| 270 | Forest Green | 2 | A | O | - | Arylamide yellow, Copper phthalocyanine | PY3, PB15 | 11710, 74160 |
| 271 | Geranium | 2 | C | O | Bl | Rhodamine/aluminium lake, Strontium toner | PR173, PR48:3 | 45170, 15865 |
| 283 | Gold (Imitation) | 3 | A | O | - | Titanium dioxide coated mica/synthetic iron oxides | - | - |
| 285 | Gold Ochre | 1 | A | O | - | Calcined natural iron oxide, Arylamide yellow, Synthetic iron oxide | PBr7, PY1, PR101 | 77491, 11680, 77491 |
| 287 | Golden Yellow | 3 | A | O | - | Cadmium zinc sulphide, Cadmium sulphoselenide | PY35, PO20 | 77205, 77199 |
| 297 | Grenadine | 2 | A | O | - | Chlorinated para red, Toluidine red | PR4, PR3 | 12085, 12120 |
| 309 | Havannah Lake | 2 | B | O | Bl | Carbon black, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone lake, Synthetic iron oxide | PBk6, PR83, PY42 | 77266, 58000, 77492 |
| 322 | Indigo | 1 | A(iii) | O | - | Copper phthalocyanine, Carbon black, Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur | PB15, PBk6, PB29 | 74160, 77266, 77007 |
| 327 | Intense Blue | 2 | A | O | - | Copper phthalocyanine | PB15 | 74160 |
| 331 | Ivory Black | 1 | AA | O | - | Bone black | PBk9 | 77267 |
| 335 | Jet Black | 1 | A | O | - | Aniline black | PBk1 | 50440 |
| 337 | Lamp Black | 1 | AA | O | - | Carbon black | PBk7 | 77266 |
| 345 | Lemon Yellow | 1 | A | O | - | Arylamide Yellow | PY3 | 11710 |
| 360 | Light Purple | 2 | B | O | Bl | PTMA toner, PTMA toner | PV3, PV2 | 42535, 45175 |
| 369 | Linden Green | 2 | B | O | - | Arylamide yellow, Pyrazolone orange, Naphthol Green | PY3, PO13, PG8 | 11710, 21110, 10006 |
| 378 | Madder Carmine | 3 | B | O | - | 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone lake | PR83 | 58000 |
| 380 | Magenta | 2 | C | O | Bl | Rhodamine/alumina lake, PTMA toner | PR173, PV2 | 45160, 45175 |
| 384 | Marigold Yellow | 1 | A | O | - | Arylamide yellow, Pyrazolone orange | PY1, PO13 | 11680, 21110 |
| 414 | Mistletoe Green | 2 | A | O | - | Arylamide yellow, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine | PY3, PG7 | 11710, 74260 |
| 422 | Naples Yellow | 1 | A | O | - | Cadmium zinc sulphide, Synthetic iron oxide, Titanium dioxide | PY35, PR101, PW6 | 77205, 77491, 77891 |
| 436 | Neutral Grey No 3 | 1 | A | O | - | Titanium dioxide, Carbon black, Synthetic iron oxide | PW6, PBK7, PY42 | 77891, 77266, 77492 |
| 447 | Olive Green | 2 | A | O | Bl | Naphthol green, Arylamide yellow, Synthetic iron oxide | PG8, PY1:1, PY42 | 10006, -, 77492 |
| 452 | Orange Lake Deep | 1 | A | O | - | Pyrazolone orange, Chlorinated para red | PO13, PR4 | 21110, 12085 |
| 453 | Orange Lake Light | 1 | B | O | - | Pyrazolone orange | PO13 | 21110 |
| 459 | Oxide of Chromium | 2 | AA | O | - | Chromium oxide | PG17 | 77288 |
| 463 | Parma Violet | 2 | C | O | Bl | PTMA toner, PTMA toner | PV3, PV2 | 42535, 45175 |
| 467 | Peacock Blue | 2 | A | O | - | Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Copper phthalocyanine, Titanium dioxide | PG7, PB15, PW6 | 74260, 74160, 77891 |
| 471 | Periwinkle Blue | 2 | B | O | - | PTMA toner, Copper phthalocyanine | PB1, PB15 | 42595, 74160 |
| 482 | Permanent Green Deep | 2 | B | O | Bl | Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Arylamide yellow | PG7, PY1 | 74260, 11680 |
| 483 | Permanent Green Light | 2 | B | O | - | Arylamide yellow, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine | PY3, PG7 | 11710, 74260 |
| 484 | Permanent Green Middle | 2 | B | O | Bl | Arylamide yellow, Arylamide yellow, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine | PY1, PY3, PG7 | 11680, 11710, 74260 |
| 508 | Permanent Yellow Deep | 1 | A | O | - | Arylamide yellow, Arylamide yellow | PY1, PY1:1 | 11680 |
| 512 | Permanent White | 1 | A | O | - | Titanium dioxide | PW6 | 77891 |
| 514 | Phthalo Blue | 1 | A | O | - | Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Copper phthalocyanine | PG7, PB15 | 74260, 74160 |
| 523 | Primary Blue | 1 | A | O | - | Copper phthalocyanine | PB15 | 74160 |
| 524 | Primary Red | 1 | B | T | Bl | Erythrosine Red, Strontium toner | PR48:3 | 15865 |
| 527 | Primary Yellow | 1 | A | O | - | Arylamide yellow | PY1, PY3 PY74 |
11680, 11710, 11741 |
| 538 | Prussian Blue | 1 | A | O | - | Alkali ferriferrocyanide | PB27 | 77510 |
| 544 | Purple Lake | 2 | B | O | Bl | PTMA toner, PTMA toner | PV3, PV2 | 42535, 45175 |
| 552 | Raw Sienna | 1 | AA | O | - | Synthetic iron oxide, Synthetic iron oxide | PR101, PY42 | 77491, 77492 |
| 554 | Raw Umber | 1 | AA | O | - | Natural iron oxide, Synthetic iron oxide | PBr7, PY42 | 77492, 77492 |
| 564 | Red Ochre | 1 | A | O | - | Synthetic iron oxide, BON arylamide red | PR101, PR12 | 77491, 12385 |
| 574 | Rose Carthame | 1 | C | O | Bl | Strontium toner, Pyrazolone Orange | PR48:3, PO13 | 15865, 21110 |
| 591 | Rose Malmaison | 1 | C | T | Bl | Rhodamine/alumina lake, Strontium toner | PR173, PR48:3 | 45160, 15865 |
| 593 | Rose Tyrien | 2 | C | O | Bl | Flurescent dye/resin based pigment, Erythrosine Dye | PR173 | 45160 |
| 599 | Sap Green | 2 | A | O | - | Copper phthalocyanine, Arylamide yellow | PB15, PY1 | 74160, 11680 |
| 603 | Scarlet Lake | 2 | A | O | - | Arylamide yellow, Chlorinated para red | PY1, PR4 | 11680, 12085 |
| 609 | Sepia | 1 | AA | O | - | Synthetic iron oxide, Calcined natural iron oxide | PY42, PBr7 | 77492, 77491 |
| 617 | Silver (Imitation) | 3 | A | O | - | Titanium dioxide coated mica | - | - |
| 621 | Sky Blue | 1 | A(iii) | O | - | Complex sodium alumino-silicate containing sulphur, Copper phthalocyanine | PB29, PB15 | 77007, 74160 |
| 623 | Spectrum Red | 1 | A | O | - | Toluidine red, 1,2-dihydroxyanthraquinone lake | PR3, PR83 | 12120, 58000 |
| 625 | Spectrum Violet | 1 | C | O | Bl | PTMA toner | PV3 | 42535 |
| 627 | Spectrum Yellow | 1 | A | O | - | Arylamide yellow | PY1 | 11680 |
| 656 | Turquoise Blue | 2 | A | O | - | Copper phthalocyanine, Titanium dioxide, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine | PB15, PW6, PG7 | 74160, 77891, 74260 |
| 660 | Ultramarine | 1 | A(iii) | O | - | Complex sodium alumino-silcate containing sulphur | PB29 | 77007 |
| 668 | Ultramarine Deep | 1 | A(iii) | O | - | Complex sodium alumino-silcate containing sulphur | PB29 | 77007 |
| 676 | Vandyke Brown | 1 | AA | O | - | Carbon black, Synthetic iron oxide, Carbon black, Calcined natural iron oxide | PBk6, PY42, PBr7 | 77266, 77492, 77491 |
| 678 | Venetian Red | 1 | A | ?O | - | Synthetic iron oxide, Arylamide yellow, BON arylamide red | PR101, PY1, PR9 | 77491, 11680, 12460 |
| 692 | Viridian | 3 | AA | T | - | Hydrated chromium oxide | PG18 | 77289 |
| 694 | Viridian Lake | 2 | A | O | - | Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Titanium dioxide, Copper phthalocyanine | PG7, PW6, PB15 | 74260, 77891, 74160 |
| 706 | Winsor Blue | 3 | A | O | - | Copper phthalocyanine | PB15 | 74160 |
| 708 | Winsor Emerald | 3 | A | O | - | Arylamide yellow, Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine, Titanium dioxide | PY3, PG7, PW6 | 11710, 74260, 77891 |
| 720 | Winsor Green | 3 | A | O | - | Chlorinated copper phthalocyanine | PG7 | 74260 |
| 744 | Yellow Ochre | 1 | AA | O | - | Synthetic iron oxide | PY42 | 77492 |
| 748 | Zinc White | 1 | A | O | - | Coprecipitated zinc sulphide/barium sulphate | PW5 | 77115 |