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Cadmium Yellow Lemon - Michael Harding
Oil ColourPY35
PY35

Cadmium Yellow Lemon

No. 401 · Series 4 · 40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L

Inorganic - Cadmium Sulphide is a ‘tangy’, bright, high-tint power yellow. It’s an inorganic pigment that lightens and increases the opacity of warm mixes without overthrowing them. The Cadmium range of pigments was introduced into production between 1840 and 1890, as costs permitted, and it has proved the most artistically reliable of all the metal compounds discovered in the 19 th -century.

Technical Summary

Cadmium Yellow Lemon is a single-pigment Michael Harding oil colour made with PY35 (Inorganic).

It is opaque, excellent lightfastness, fast drying time, average tinting strength.

It is ground in linseed oil with low oil content.

Code
No. 401
Series
Series 4
Pigment Index
PY35
Pigment Type
Inorganic
Oil / Vehicle
Linseed Oil
Sizes
40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L
Lightfastness
Excellent
Opacity
Opaque
Drying
Fast
Oil Content
Low
Tint Power
Average
Toxicity
Non-Toxic
Colour Science

Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Cadmium Yellow Lemon 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.

Masstone swatch
Masstone
L 91.14 · a -5.97 · b 82.36
7.61Y 9.0/11.9

Cadmium Yellow Lemon straight from the tube.

Undertone
#fffdc3

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#fcf343

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#bcb42f

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#958e0f

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#fefb99

A thin transparent film over white.

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Where to buy

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How Michael Harding uses this colour
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Mixing and use

Lightens and increases the opacity of warm mixes without overthrowing them.

Things to know

Cadmium pigments introduced into production between 1840 and 1890; the most artistically reliable of the 19th-century metal compounds.(historical context)

historical context

Source: Michael Harding Art Formulas Ltd

Cadmium Yellow Lemon: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Cadmium Yellow Lemon?

Cadmium Yellow Lemon is made with PY35.

Is Cadmium Yellow Lemon a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Cadmium Yellow Lemon uses a single pigment (PY35), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Cadmium Yellow Lemon transparent or opaque?

Cadmium Yellow Lemon is opaque.

Is Cadmium Yellow Lemon lightfast?

Cadmium Yellow Lemon has excellent lightfastness.

Is Cadmium Yellow Lemon vegan?

Yes. Cadmium Yellow Lemon contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.

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