Hansa Yellow Medium
Hansa Yellow is dazzling.
Hansa Yellow Medium is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PY97.
It is semi-transparent, excellent lightfastness, non-granulating, low staining power, tinting strength 2.
- Code
- W231
- Series
- Series 2
- Pigment Index
- PY97
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Transparency
- Semi-Transparent
- Tint Power
- 2
- Granulation
- NO
- Staining Power
- Low
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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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What 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 semi-transparent.
Is Hansa Yellow Medium lightfast?
Hansa Yellow Medium has excellent lightfastness.
Does Hansa Yellow Medium granulate?
In watercolour, Hansa Yellow Medium is non-granulating.
Does Hansa Yellow Medium stain the paper?
Hansa Yellow Medium has low staining power.
Is Hansa Yellow Medium vegan?
No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.
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