Bright Yellow Lake
Bright Yellow Lake is a bright, zesty, green shade yellow that complements all colours well.
Bright Yellow Lake is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PY3.
It is semi-transparent, very good lightfastness, non-granulating, medium staining power, tinting strength 3.
- Code
- W109
- Series
- Series 1
- Pigment Index
- PY3
- Contents
- 15ml tube
- Lightfastness
- Very Good
- Opacity
- Transparent
- Tint Power
- 3
- Granulation
- NO
- Staining Power
- Medium
Measured colour data
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Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze
Preview how Bright Yellow 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.
Bright Yellow Lake 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.
Popular combinations
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Open Bright Yellow Lake in Mixing StudioWhat pigment is used in Bright Yellow Lake?
Bright Yellow Lake is made with PY3.
Is Bright Yellow Lake a single-pigment colour?
Yes. Bright Yellow Lake uses a single pigment (PY3), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.
Is Bright Yellow Lake transparent or opaque?
Bright Yellow Lake is semi-transparent.
Is Bright Yellow Lake lightfast?
Bright Yellow Lake has very good lightfastness.
Does Bright Yellow Lake granulate?
In watercolour, Bright Yellow Lake is non-granulating.
Does Bright Yellow Lake stain the paper?
Bright Yellow Lake has medium staining power.
Is Bright Yellow Lake vegan?
Yes. Bright Yellow Lake contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.
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