PWC Vandyke Brown (Winsor & Newton Watercolor)Vandyke Brown Vandyke Brown is a brown pigment named after the Flemish painter Van Dyke who used it in many of his paintings. It is an earth pigment, and is often used for shading. About This Color Lightfastness Code: I Lightfastness Description: Excellent Opacity Description: Semi Transparent Colour Number: 676 Series: 1 Pigment Codes: PBk6 PR101 Granulation And Staining: Staining Permanence: AA Permanence Description: Extremely Permanent