Pigment Comparison
New Gamboge vs French Yellow Ochre
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
New Gamboge
W229
Product B
French Yellow Ochre
W133
How they compare
New Gamboge and French Yellow Ochre are both Michael Harding watercolours.
New Gamboge uses PY150; French Yellow Ochre uses PY43.
They differ in lightfastness, granulation, staining and tinting strength.
They share matching transparency and vegan status.
| Property | New Gamboge | French Yellow Ochre |
|---|---|---|
| Pigment Index | PY150 | PY43 |
| Lightfastness | Excellent | Good |
| Granulation | NO | YES |
| Staining | Medium | Low |
| Transparency | Semi-Transparent | Semi-Transparent |
| Tinting Power | 3 | 2 |
| Series | Series 2 | Series 1 |
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