Denise's Swatch Resource
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Yellows | Oranges | Reds | Pinks | Purples | Blues | Greens
Earth Yellows | Earth Reds | Browns | Blacks & Greys
Yellow Pigments
Natural Yellow (NY2)
Common Name: weld yellow
A cool, light, dull, and transparent yellow pigment. Fugitive.
Nickel Titanium Oxide (PY53)
Common Name: nickel titanate yellow
A cool, light, dull, and semi-opaque yellow pigment. Very lightfast.
Arylide Yellow (PY3)
Common Names: lemon yellow, hansa yellow light
A cool, light, semi-transparent yellow pigment. Moderately lightfast.
Bismuth Vandate Yellow (PY184)
Common Name: bismuth yellow
A cool, light, semi-opaque yellow pigment. Moderately lightfast.
Benzimidazolone Yellow (PY151)
Common Name: azo yellow
A bright, light, semi-transparent, mid-yellow pigment. Very lightfast.
Arylide Yellow FGL (PY97)
Common Name: hansa yellow medium
A vibrant, semi-transparent, mid-to-warm yellow pigment. Lightfast.
Cobalt Yellow (PY40)
Common Name: aureolin
A vibrant, transparent, mid-to-warm yellow pigment. Fugitive in watercolors. Toxicity warning.
Quinophthalone Yellow (PY138)
Common Name: permanent yellow
A vibrant, semi-transparent, mid-to-warm yellow pigment. Lightfast.
Benzimidazolone Yellow (PY154)
Common Name: permanent yellow
A vibrant, semi-transparent, mid-to-warm yellow pigment. Very lightfast.
Nickel Dioxine Yellow (PY153)
Common Names: new gamboge, indian yellow hue
A vibrant, semi-transparent, mid-to-warm yellow pigment. Very lightfast. Discontinued Pigment.
Cadmium Yellow (PY35)
Common Name: cadmium yellow pale, lemon, light, and deep
A vibrant, semi-opaque, light to warm yellow pigment. Lightfast to impermanent. Toxicity warning.
Additional Cool to Mid Yellows
Arylide Yellow (PY65)
Common Name: hansa yellow deep
A vibrant, semi-transparent, warm yellow orange pigment. Very lightfast.
Diarylide Yellow (PY83)
Common Name: azo yellow deep
A semi-opaque, warm yellow orange pigment. Moderately lightfast.
Gamboge Hues
Common Name: new gamboge
Varies by brand and composition.
Indian Yellow Hues
Common Name: indian yellow
Varies by brand and composition.
Additional Warm Yellows
Nickel Azomethine Yellow (PY150)
Common Names: nickel azo yellow, transparent yellow
A transparent, staining, golden yellow pigment. Very lightfast. Mild toxicity warning.
Azomethine Copper Complex (PY129)
Common Names: green gold, azo green
A transparent, staining, green gold pigment. Very lightfast. Appears greenish in hue but mixes like a yellow.
