Cadmium Yellow Deep
Pigment HistoryPY35—Synthetic - cadmium sulphide, introduced c.1840. A mid-19th-century arrival, cadmium yellow gave Monet, Cézanne and the Post-Impressionists a permanent, brilliant yellow the Old Masters never had. The standard for opacity and lightfastness in yellow - vivid and permanent, though it requires care because of its cadmium content.
Cadmium Yellow Deep is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PY35.
It is semi-opaque, excellent lightfastness, non-granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.
- Code
- W404
- Series
- Series 4
- Pigment Index
- PY35
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Transparency
- Semi-Opaque
- Tint Power
- 3
- Granulation
- NO
- Staining Power
- Medium
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Cadmium Yellow Deep behaves when mixed, toned, shaded and glazed. Each swatch is computed from the masstone using a perceptual subtractive model - an approximation for guidance, not a formulation guarantee.
Cadmium Yellow Deep straight from the tube.
A thin wash over white.
Mixed with Titanium White.
Mixed with a mid neutral grey.
Darkened with a chromatic black.
A thin transparent film over white.
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Open Cadmium Yellow Deep in Mixing StudioWhat pigment is used in Cadmium Yellow Deep?
Cadmium Yellow Deep is made with PY35.
Is Cadmium Yellow Deep a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Cadmium Yellow Deep uses a single pigment (PY35), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Cadmium Yellow Deep transparent or opaque?
Cadmium Yellow Deep is semi-opaque.
Is Cadmium Yellow Deep lightfast?
Cadmium Yellow Deep has excellent lightfastness.
Does Cadmium Yellow Deep granulate?
In watercolour, Cadmium Yellow Deep is non-granulating.
Does Cadmium Yellow Deep stain the paper?
Cadmium Yellow Deep has medium staining power.
Is Cadmium Yellow Deep vegan?
No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.
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