There are 26 colours in this range - a smaller number than in most watercolour ranges but that makes sense. I use a much smaller range of colours in gouache than I do in watercolour as I consider gouache to be an opaque medium so I am not looking for transparent or granulating colours.
It's a workable basic set, though I'd switch in a cool red and a cool blue rather than the Cobalt Blue and the four pigment Burnt Umber. I think I'd also use a Raw Sienna more than Flesh Tint. Many of the colours have a slightly chalky look to them. I assume chalk has been added, as is traditional for gouache, but I may be wrong.
The full range can be seen here and below.
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| Renesans Gouache - Titanium White, Chrome Yellow Deep, Scarlet Vermilion (Hue), Cobalt Blue. |
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| Renesans Gouache - Ultramarine, Bright Green, Emerald Green (Hue), Yellow Ochre. |
I would rather see a single pigment Burnt Sienna and Burnt Umber but they are not opaque pigments...
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| Renesans Gouache - Burnt Sienna, Burnt Umber, Ivory Black, Flesh Tint. |
Update
Renesans sent me the missing colours so here is the full range. I have either scanned or photographed these ones, to try to get the best colour match. I'll leave the set information above as it may be useful.
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| Renesans Gouache - Titanium Whiite, Chrome Yellow Light, Chrome Yellow Deep, Chrome Yellow Orange, Flesh Tint. |
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| Renesans Gouache - Scarlet Vermilion (Hue), Carmine, Alizarine Lake, Magenta, Cyan. |
These colours have reproduced much better.
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| Renesans Gouache - Turquoise, Cobalt Blue, Ultramarine, Prussian Blue, Violet Lake. |
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| Renesans Gouache - Bright Green, Emerald Green, Sap Green, Yellow Ochre, Raw Sienna, |
The English Red is not quite as crimson as it looks here - it is more like a Quinacridone burnt Scarlet in hue. The others are fairly accurate.
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| Renesans Gouache - |
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Happy Painting.
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