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Hansa Yellow Medium - Michael Harding
WatercolourPY97
PY97

Hansa Yellow Medium

W231 · Series 2
WATERCOLOUR
Series 2
Hansa Yellow Medium No. W231
PY97 Hansa Pigment

Hansa Yellow is dazzling.

Technical Summary

Hansa Yellow Medium is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PY97.

It is semi-transparent, excellent lightfastness, non-granulating, low staining power, tinting strength 2.

Code
W231
Series
Series 2
Pigment Index
PY97
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Excellent
Tint Power
2
Granulation
NO
Staining Power
Low
Colour Science

Measured colour data

Pigment composition, masstone measurements, and tinting paths - independently measured and provided by Artist Pigments.

Pigment Composition
PY97
Arylide Yellow FGL
Monoazo Yellow · CI 11767 · CAS 12225-18-2 · EC 235-427-3
OrganicSynthetic
Masstone
Measured masstone swatch
X-Rite i1Pro 3 · D50 · Obs 2
CIELab
L 87.98 · a 4.89 · b 102.29
Chroma / Hue
C 102.41 · h 87.26°
Munsell
4.29Y 8.7/14.9
ISCC-NBS
vivid yellow
Transparency
ST
Lightfastness
E
Info Card
Hansa Yellow Medium info card
Position on Colour Plane
CIELAB colour plane
CIELAB plane - interactive SVG available
Tinting Path - dilution with water
Path plotted on CIELAB plane
Tinting path on CIELAB colour plane
StepLabelCIELabMunsell
0masstoneL 87.98 · a 4.82 · b 102.314.3Y 8.7/14.9
1dilution_1L 89.48 · a 0.56 · b 94.685.21Y 8.86/13.44
2dilution_2L 90.94 · a -2.92 · b 85.276.35Y 9.01/12.06
3dilution_3L 92.0 · a -4.9 · b 76.697.27Y 9.13/12.4
4dilution_4L 92.9 · a -6.09 · b 67.947.95Y 9.22/12.35
5dilution_5L 93.65 · a -6.62 · b 59.118.45Y 9.3/11.82
6dilution_6L 94.38 · a -6.6 · b 49.08.87Y 9.39/10.8
7dilution_7L 94.93 · a -6.1 · b 40.159.11Y 9.45/9.48
8dilution_8L 95.4 · a -5.21 · b 31.339.25Y 9.5/7.81
9dilution_9L 95.81 · a -3.97 · b 22.559.25Y 9.55/6.0
10dilution_10L 96.22 · a -2.1 · b 12.598.5Y 9.6/3.53
11dilution_11L 96.51 · a -0.04 · b 3.964.12Y 9.64/1.19
Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Hansa Yellow Medium 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 87.98 · a 4.89 · b 102.29
4.29Y 8.7/14.9

Hansa Yellow Medium straight from the tube.

Undertone
#fcf8e0

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#f2e188

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#b5a662

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#8d7d39

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#faf3c8

A thin transparent film over white.

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Hansa Yellow Medium: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Hansa Yellow Medium?

Hansa Yellow Medium is made with PY97.

Is Hansa Yellow Medium a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Hansa Yellow Medium uses a single pigment (PY97), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Hansa Yellow Medium transparent or opaque?

Hansa Yellow Medium is semi-transparent.

Is Hansa Yellow Medium lightfast?

Hansa Yellow Medium has excellent lightfastness.

Does Hansa Yellow Medium granulate?

In watercolour, Hansa Yellow Medium is non-granulating.

Does Hansa Yellow Medium stain the paper?

Hansa Yellow Medium has low staining power.

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