Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor Pan - Cadmium Yellow

Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

PY1-Hansa Yellow G

PY55-Diarylide Yellow Deep

Pigment Name

PY1-Hansa Yellow G

Pigment Type

organic, monoazo

Chemical Formula

C17H16N4O4

Properties

This Hansa yellow is a transparent yellow. It has great brightness and tinting strength and its drying time ranges from average to slow. Hansa Yellow makes more intense tints and cleaner secondaries than Cadmium Yellows, especially when mixed with other organic or modern colors like Phthalo Blue and Green. Because they are more transparent, they have great value as glazing colors.

Permanence

Hansa Yellow G has good permanence and lightfastness, particularly in the lighter shades.

Pigment Name

PY55-Diarylide Yellow Deep

Pigment Type

organic, disazo

Chemical Formula

C34H30Cl2N6O4

Properties

Diarylide Yellow Deep is a semi-transparent deep yellow pigment with high tinting strength.

Permanence

Diarylide Yellow Deep is less lightfst than other diarylide yellows, often rated fair. Its fightfastness has been rated only 5 on the blue wool scale (5-8).