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Bright Green Lake - Michael Harding
WatercolourPY180, PG7
PY180, PG7

Bright Green Lake

W116 · Series 1
WATERCOLOUR
Series 1
Bright Green Lake No. W116
Pigments in this colour

PY180—Yellow Lake. Synthetic organic. A transparent yellow used for lakes and clean mixing.

PG7—Phthalocyanine Green. Synthetic organic. Introduced 1938; extremely strong, transparent, and permanent - a clean blue-green.

Technical Summary

Bright Green Lake is a multi-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PY180, PG7.

It is transparent, excellent lightfastness, non-granulating, high staining power, tinting strength 4.

Code
W116
Series
Series 1
Pigment Index
PY180, PG7
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Excellent
Transparency
Transparent
Tint Power
4
Granulation
NO
Staining Power
High
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Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Bright Green Lake 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 78.17 · a -24.37 · b 80.82
3.72GY 7.7/12.0

Bright Green Lake straight from the tube.

Undertone
#f0f9d0

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#bfe25e

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#8ea743

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#617e1d

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#e4f3ad

A thin transparent film over white.

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Compare with nearby colours

See Bright Green Lake side-by-side with its closest neighbours in the range — chemistry, opacity and lightfastness at a glance.

Indanthrone BlueW215Phthalocyanine Blue LakeW137Phthalo Blue Red ShadeW139
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Popular combinations

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Ultramarine Violet→ violet rangeCadmium Yellow Lemon→ orange rangeBurnt Umber→ earth range
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Bright Green Lake: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Bright Green Lake?

Bright Green Lake is made with PY180, PG7.

Is Bright Green Lake a single-pigment colour?

No. Bright Green Lake is a blend of 2 pigments (PY180, PG7), formulated to give a specific hue.

Is Bright Green Lake transparent or opaque?

Bright Green Lake is transparent.

Is Bright Green Lake lightfast?

Bright Green Lake has excellent lightfastness.

Does Bright Green Lake granulate?

In watercolour, Bright Green Lake is non-granulating.

Does Bright Green Lake stain the paper?

Bright Green Lake has high staining power.

Is Bright Green Lake vegan?

No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.

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