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Green Gold - Michael Harding
WatercolourPY129
PY129

Green Gold

W237 · Series 2
WATERCOLOUR
Series 2
Green Gold No. W237

Pigment HistoryPY129—Green Gold (Nickel Azo). Synthetic organic. A transparent, greenish gold valued for glazes and landscape.

Technical Summary

Green Gold is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PY129.

It is transparent, excellent lightfastness, granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.

Code
W237
Series
Series 2
Pigment Index
PY129
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Excellent
Transparency
Transparent
Tint Power
3
Granulation
YES
Staining Power
Medium
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Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Green Gold 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 55.73 · a 6.75 · b 44.72
2.89Y 5.4/6.4

Green Gold straight from the tube.

Undertone
#efeece

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#bdb95a

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#8c8840

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#5f5c1b

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#e3e1ab

A thin transparent film over white.

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Indanthrone BlueW215Phthalocyanine Blue LakeW137Phthalo Blue Red ShadeW139
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Cadmium Red Light→ neutralised / brown rangeBurnt Umber→ earth range
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Green Gold: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Green Gold?

Green Gold is made with PY129.

Is Green Gold a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Green Gold uses a single pigment (PY129), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Green Gold transparent or opaque?

Green Gold is transparent.

Is Green Gold lightfast?

Green Gold has excellent lightfastness.

Does Green Gold granulate?

In watercolour, Green Gold is granulating.

Does Green Gold stain the paper?

Green Gold has medium staining power.

Is Green Gold vegan?

No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.

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