Pigment Comparison
Burnt Umber vs Turners Yellow
Choose any two products — oil colours, watercolours, mediums or primers — to see a concise comparison of how they differ and what they share, alongside the full specification table.
Product A
Burnt Umber
W126
Product B
Turners Yellow
W216
How they compare
Burnt Umber and Turners Yellow are both Michael Harding watercolours.
Burnt Umber uses PBR6; Turners Yellow uses PY216.
They differ in transparency, staining and tinting strength.
They share matching lightfastness, granulation and vegan status.
| Property | Burnt Umber | Turners Yellow |
|---|---|---|
| Pigment Index | PBr6 | PY216 |
| Lightfastness | Excellent | Excellent |
| Granulation | YES | YES |
| Staining | Low | Medium |
| Transparency | Semi-Transparent | Semi-Opaque |
| Tinting Power | 2 | 3 |
| Series | Series 1 | Series 2 |
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