Cadmium Golden Yellow vs Warm Light Yellow
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Cadmium Golden Yellow and Warm Light Yellow are both Michael Harding watercolours.
Cadmium Golden Yellow uses PY35; Warm Light Yellow uses PW6, PW4, PY43.
Cadmium Golden Yellow is single-pigment, while Warm Light Yellow blends 3 pigments.
They differ in staining and tinting strength.
They share matching transparency, lightfastness, granulation and vegan status.
| Property | Cadmium Golden Yellow | Warm Light Yellow |
|---|---|---|
| Pigment Index | PY35 | PW6, PW4, PY43 |
| Lightfastness | Excellent | Excellent |
| Granulation | NO | NO |
| Staining | Medium | Low |
| Transparency | Semi-Opaque | Semi-Opaque |
| Tinting Power | 3 | 2 |
| Series | Series 4 | Series 1 |
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