Warm Yellow vs Bright Yellow Lake
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Warm Yellow and Bright Yellow Lake are both Michael Harding watercolours.
Warm Yellow uses PW6, PW4, PY83; Bright Yellow Lake uses PY3.
Bright Yellow Lake is single-pigment, while Warm Yellow blends 3 pigments.
They differ in transparency, staining and tinting strength.
They share matching lightfastness, granulation and vegan status.
| Property | Warm Yellow | Bright Yellow Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Pigment Index | PW6, PW4, PY83 | PY3 |
| Lightfastness | Very Good | Very Good |
| Granulation | NO | NO |
| Staining | Low | Medium |
| Transparency | Semi-Opaque | Semi-Transparent |
| Tinting Power | 2 | 3 |
| Series | Series 1 | Series 1 |
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