Yellow Ochre Deep
Pigment HistoryPY43—Natural Yellow Ochre. Mineral earth. One of the oldest pigments; warm, earthy, and permanent.
Yellow Ochre Deep is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PY43.
It is semi-transparent, excellent lightfastness, granulating, low staining power, tinting strength 2.
- Code
- W118
- Series
- Series 1
- Pigment Index
- PY43
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Transparency
- Semi-Transparent
- Tint Power
- 2
- Granulation
- YES
- Staining Power
- Low
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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.
Yellow Ochre Deep 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.
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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.
Does Yellow Ochre Deep granulate?
In watercolour, Yellow Ochre Deep is granulating.
Does Yellow Ochre Deep stain the paper?
Yellow Ochre Deep has low staining power.
Is Yellow Ochre Deep vegan?
No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.
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