Hansa Yellow Medium
Hansa Yellow Medium (No. 315) Ⓥ VEGAN Warm, yolky, transparent, essential and powerful. Hansa Yellow Medium possesses the clarity and strength that every painter looks for in a modern yellow. Ideal for vibrant still lifes, luminous landscapes and brilliant mixtures, it quickly earns a permanent place on the palette.
Hansa Yellow Medium is a single-pigment Michael Harding oil colour made with PY97 (Organic).
It is transparent, excellent lightfastness, slow drying time, high tinting strength.
It is ground in linseed oil with average oil content.
- Code
- No. 315
- Series
- Series 3
- Pigment Index
- PY97
- Pigment Type
- Organic
- Oil / Vehicle
- Linseed Oil
- Sizes
- 40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Opacity
- Transparent
- Drying
- Slow
- Oil Content
- Average
- Tint Power
- High
- Toxicity
- Non-Toxic
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Hansa Yellow Medium 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.
Hansa Yellow Medium 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.
Popular combinations
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Open Hansa Yellow Medium in Mixing StudioWhat pigment is used in Hansa Yellow Medium?
Hansa Yellow Medium is made with PY97.
Is Hansa Yellow Medium a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Hansa Yellow Medium uses a single pigment (PY97), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Hansa Yellow Medium transparent or opaque?
Hansa Yellow Medium is transparent.
Is Hansa Yellow Medium lightfast?
Hansa Yellow Medium has excellent lightfastness.
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