Pigment Comparison
Cadmium Orange vs Lemon 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
Cadmium Orange
No. 502
Product B
Lemon Yellow
No. 108
How they compare
Cadmium Orange and Lemon Yellow are both Michael Harding oil colours.
Cadmium Orange uses PO20; Lemon Yellow uses PY31.
They differ in tinting strength.
They share matching transparency, lightfastness, drying time, vehicle and vegan status.
| Property | Cadmium Orange | Lemon Yellow |
|---|---|---|
| Chemistry | Inorganic | Inorganic |
| Oil Type | Linseed Oil | Linseed Oil |
| Drying Time | Average | Average |
| Pigment Index | PO20 | PY31 |
| Lightfastness | Excellent | Excellent |
| Opacity | Opaque | Opaque |
| Series | Series 5 | Series 1 |
| Toxicity | Non-Toxic | Toxic |
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