Bright Yellow Lake vs Warm Light Yellow
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Bright Yellow Lake and Warm Light Yellow are both Michael Harding watercolours.
Bright Yellow Lake uses PY3; Warm Light Yellow uses PW6, PW4, PY43.
Bright Yellow Lake is single-pigment, while Warm Light Yellow blends 3 pigments.
They differ in transparency, lightfastness, staining and tinting strength.
They share matching granulation and vegan status.
| Property | Bright Yellow Lake | Warm Light Yellow |
|---|---|---|
| Pigment Index | PY3 | PW6, PW4, PY43 |
| Lightfastness | Very Good | Excellent |
| Granulation | NO | NO |
| Staining | Medium | Low |
| Transparency | Semi-Transparent | Semi-Opaque |
| Tinting Power | 3 | 2 |
| Series | Series 1 | Series 1 |
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