PY35
Cadmium Yellow
- Chemistry
- Cadmium sulphide
- Origin
- Synthetic.
- History
- Introduced c.1840; bright, opaque, and permanent.
- Toxicity
- Cadmium - care required.
Cadmium Yellow (PY35) is Cadmium sulphide. In our watercolour range it is semi-opaque, no granulation, excellent lightfastness.
- Transparency
- Semi-Opaque
- Granulation
- NO
- Staining
- Medium
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
What is PY35?
PY35 (Cadmium Yellow) is Cadmium sulphide. Synthetic..
What is the chemistry of PY35?
PY35 is Cadmium sulphide.
Is PY35 toxic?
Cadmium - care required.
Is PY35 lightfast?
In the Michael Harding range, colours using PY35 are rated excellent for lightfastness.
Is PY35 transparent or opaque?
PY35 is semi-opaque.
Does PY35 granulate?
In watercolour, PY35 is non-granulating.
Which Michael Harding colours use PY35?
PY35 appears in 9 Michael Harding colours: Cadmium Yellow Lemon, Cadmium Yellow, Cadmium Golden Yellow, Cadmium Yellow Deep, Cadmium Green, Cadmium Yellow Lemon and 3 more.
The story of PY35
The standard for opacity and lightfastness in yellow - vivid and permanent, though it requires care because of its cadmium content.
How it is made
Cadmium yellow is precipitated from cadmium salts and calcined to the desired shade, from pale lemon to deep. Ground in oil it gives a dense, opaque, brilliantly lightfast yellow.
In the hands of the masters
A mid-19th-century arrival, cadmium yellow gave Monet, Cézanne and the Post-Impressionists a permanent, brilliant yellow the Old Masters never had.
Michael Harding colours using PY35
9 colours across both rangesLightfastness: ExcellentOil Colours containing PY35
5 colours
No. 401 Cadmium Yellow Lemon
- Pigment
- PY35
- Type
- Inorganic
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Oil Content
- Low
- Tint Power
- Average
No. 402 Cadmium Yellow
- Pigment
- PY35
- Type
- Inorganic
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Oil Content
- Low
- Tint Power
- High
No. 403 Cadmium Golden Yellow
- Pigment
- PY35
- Type
- Inorganic
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Oil Content
- Low
- Tint Power
- High
Watercolours containing PY35
4 colours
No. W401 Cadmium Yellow Lemon
- Pigment
- PY35
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Tint Power
- 4
No. W402 Cadmium Yellow
- Pigment
- PY35
- Lightfastness
- Excellent
- Tint Power
- 3
| Colour | Medium | Transparency | Lightfastness | Granulation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cadmium Yellow Lemon No. 401 | Oil | Opaque | Excellent | — |
| Cadmium Yellow No. 402 | Oil | Opaque | Excellent | — |
| Cadmium Golden Yellow No. 403 | Oil | Opaque | Excellent | — |
| Cadmium Yellow Deep No. 404 | Oil | Opaque | Excellent | — |
| Cadmium Green No. 412 | Oil | Opaque | Excellent | — |
| Cadmium Yellow Lemon W401 | Watercolour | Semi-Opaque | Excellent | YES |
| Cadmium Yellow W402 | Watercolour | Semi-Opaque | Excellent | NO |
| Cadmium Golden Yellow W403 | Watercolour | Semi-Opaque | Excellent | NO |
| Cadmium Yellow Deep W404 | Watercolour | Semi-Opaque | Excellent | NO |
Pigments in the same family
Complementary pigments to mix with PY35
Opposite-family pigments that pair cleanly with PY35 for neutrals, shadows and chromatic greys.
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