Pigment Comparison
Turners Yellow 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
Turners Yellow
W216
Product B
French Yellow Ochre
W133
How they compare
Turners Yellow and French Yellow Ochre are both Michael Harding watercolours.
Turners Yellow uses PY216; French Yellow Ochre uses PY43.
They differ in transparency, lightfastness, staining and tinting strength.
They share matching granulation and vegan status.
| Property | Turners Yellow | French Yellow Ochre |
|---|---|---|
| Pigment Index | PY216 | PY43 |
| Lightfastness | Excellent | Good |
| Granulation | YES | YES |
| Staining | Medium | Low |
| Transparency | Semi-Opaque | Semi-Transparent |
| Tinting Power | 3 | 2 |
| Series | Series 2 | Series 1 |
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