Yellow Ochre
Pigment HistoryPY42—Synthetic Yellow Oxide. Synthetic. A permanent, opaque yellow ochre equivalent.
Yellow Ochre is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PY42.
It is semi-transparent, excellent lightfastness, granulating, low staining power, tinting strength 2.
- Code
- W119
- Series
- Series 1
- Pigment Index
- PY42
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Transparency
- Semi-Transparent
- Tint Power
- 2
- Granulation
- YES
- Staining Power
- Low
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Yellow Ochre 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 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 ?
Yellow Ochre is made with PY42.
Is Yellow Ochre a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Yellow Ochre uses a single pigment (PY42), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Yellow Ochre transparent or opaque?
Yellow Ochre is semi-transparent.
Is Yellow Ochre lightfast?
Yellow Ochre has excellent lightfastness.
Does Yellow Ochre granulate?
In watercolour, Yellow Ochre is granulating.
Does Yellow Ochre stain the paper?
Yellow Ochre has low staining power.
Is Yellow Ochre vegan?
No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.
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