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Warm Light Yellow - Michael Harding
Oil ColourPW6, PY43, PY74
PW6, PY43, PY74

Warm Light Yellow

No. 226 · Series 2 · 40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L

Inorganic - My Warm Light Yellow is the solution to artists’ needs for a white with a tinge of yellow. Perfect for mixing colours and use in portraits, landscapes, and non-figurative works. The consistency is gorgeous, with easy brush strokes. Coverage and opacity are luminous in soft, beautiful light.

Technical Summary

Warm Light Yellow is a multi-pigment Michael Harding oil colour made with PW6, PY43, PY74 (Inorganic).

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

It is ground in linseed oil with very low oil content.

Code
No. 226
Series
Series 2
Pigment Index
PW6, PY43, PY74
Pigment Type
Inorganic
Oil / Vehicle
Linseed Oil
Sizes
40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L
Lightfastness
Excellent
Opacity
Opaque
Drying
Average
Oil Content
Very Low
Tint Power
Average
Toxicity
Non-Toxic
Colour Science

Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Warm Light Yellow 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 87.44 · a 9.08 · b 23.31
7.63YR 8.7/3.8

Warm Light Yellow straight from the tube.

Undertone
#fefaf5

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#fae8d2

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#bbab99

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#948372

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#fef6ed

A thin transparent film over white.

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Warm Light Yellow: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Warm Light Yellow?

Warm Light Yellow is made with PW6, PY43, PY74.

Is Warm Light Yellow a single-pigment colour?

No. Warm Light Yellow is a blend of 3 pigments (PW6, PY43, PY74), formulated to give a specific hue.

Is Warm Light Yellow transparent or opaque?

Warm Light Yellow is opaque.

Is Warm Light Yellow lightfast?

Warm Light Yellow has excellent lightfastness.

Is Warm Light Yellow vegan?

Yes. Warm Light Yellow contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.

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