Kuretake Gansai Tambi Watercolor Pan - Graphite Yellow

Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

PBk10-Blacklead

PY55-Diarylide Yellow Deep

Pigment Name

PBk10-Blacklead

Pigment Type

inorganic

Chemical Name

graphite

Chemical Formula

C

Properties

Grayish black with metallic luster.

Permanence

Graphite is lightfast.

Toxicity

Graphite is not toxic.

History

Graphite is a crystaline form of pure carbon that occurs naturally, and has been used to create pencils. It contains no lead. The most famous deposit is near Borrowdale, in England.

Pigment Name

PY55-Diarylide Yellow Deep

Pigment Type

organic, disazo

Chemical Formula

C34H30Cl2N6O4

Properties

Diarylide Yellow Deep is a semi-transparent deep yellow pigment with high tinting strength.

Permanence

Diarylide Yellow Deep is less lightfst than other diarylide yellows, often rated fair. Its fightfastness has been rated only 5 on the blue wool scale (5-8).

Toxicity

Diarylide Yellow pigments have no significant acute hazards, but possible chronic hazards have not been well studied.