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Yellow Ochre Deep - Michael Harding
Oil ColourPY43
PY43

Yellow Ochre Deep

No. 118 · Series 1 · 40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L

Yellow Ochre Deep (N0. 118) Ⓥ VEGAN Inorganic - Yellow Ochre Deep is a natural earth pigment in a beautifully rich shade with a warm, dense undertone. It’s a good modelling pigment, working well into yellow and red highlights. It also makes excellent Caucasian flesh tones when mixed with Cadmium Red or Vermilion and any white. As a colour maker, I’m proud of my exotic, historic colours, such as Vermilion. But I couldn’t be prouder of this rich earth colour, a must for portraitists and a versatile colour for any artist.

Technical Summary

Yellow Ochre Deep is a single-pigment Michael Harding oil colour made with PY43 (Inorganic).

It is semi-transparent, excellent lightfastness, fast drying time, average tinting strength.

It is ground in linseed oil with average oil content.

Code
No. 118
Series
Series 1
Pigment Index
PY43
Pigment Type
Inorganic
Oil / Vehicle
Linseed Oil
Sizes
40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L
Lightfastness
Excellent
Opacity
Semi-Transparent
Drying
Fast
Oil Content
Average
Tint Power
Average
Toxicity
Non-Toxic
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Measured colour data

Pigment composition, masstone measurements, and tinting paths - independently measured and provided by Artist Pigments.

Pigment Composition
PY43
Natural Yellow Iron Oxide
Natural Hydrated Iron Oxide · CI 77492 · CAS 64294-91-3
InorganicNatural
Masstone
Measured masstone swatch
X-Rite i1Pro 3 · D50 · Obs 2
CIELab
L 55.8 · a 24.13 · b 46.19
Chroma / Hue
C 52.11 · h 62.42°
Munsell
6.05YR 5.4/8.4
ISCC-NBS
brownish orange
Transparency
ST
Lightfastness
E
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Yellow Ochre Deep info card
Position on Colour Plane
CIELAB colour plane
CIELAB plane - interactive SVG available
Tinting Path - masstone → titanium white
Path plotted on CIELAB plane
Tinting path on CIELAB colour plane
StepLabelCIELabMunsell
0masstoneL 55.8 · a 24.09 · b 46.196.06YR 5.43/8.36
1tint_1L 61.06 · a 23.46 · b 45.076.01YR 5.95/8.26
2tint_2L 66.53 · a 21.89 · b 42.636.13YR 6.51/7.79
3tint_3L 70.77 · a 20.07 · b 39.776.25YR 6.94/7.31
4tint_4L 74.58 · a 18.03 · b 36.486.43YR 7.34/6.6
5tint_5L 78.04 · a 15.85 · b 32.926.61YR 7.7/5.9
6tint_6L 81.69 · a 13.26 · b 28.616.81YR 8.08/5.07
7tint_7L 84.69 · a 10.93 · b 24.736.95YR 8.4/4.23
8tint_8L 87.55 · a 8.52 · b 20.797.33YR 8.7/3.42
9tint_9L 90.32 · a 6.0 · b 16.857.92YR 8.99/2.64
10tint_10L 93.38 · a 2.78 · b 12.519.96YR 9.31/2.41
11tint_11L 95.95 · a -0.74 · b 9.35.78Y 9.58/2.4
Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Yellow Ochre Deep 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 55.8 · a 24.13 · b 46.19
6.05YR 5.4/8.4

Yellow Ochre Deep straight from the tube.

Undertone
#f7ebd9

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#d9ac76

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#a17f55

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#77522d

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#f0dbbd

A thin transparent film over white.

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Popular combinations

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A must for portraitists and a versatile colour for any artist.

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Yellow Ochre Deep: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Yellow Ochre Deep?

Yellow Ochre Deep is made with PY43.

Is Yellow Ochre Deep a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Yellow Ochre Deep uses a single pigment (PY43), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Yellow Ochre Deep transparent or opaque?

Yellow Ochre Deep is semi-transparent.

Is Yellow Ochre Deep lightfast?

Yellow Ochre Deep has excellent lightfastness.

Is Yellow Ochre Deep vegan?

Yes. Yellow Ochre Deep contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.

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