Utrecht Artists' Acrylic Paint - Cadmium Yellow Hue, Pint

Pigment Information

This color contains the following pigments:

PY73-Arylide Yellow

Pigment Name

PY73-Arylide Yellow

Pigment Type

monoazo

Chemical Formula

C17H15ClN4O5

Properties

This Hansa Yellow ranges from reddish yellow to greenish yellow with temperature shifts from cool to warm hues. It has good tinting strength and average to slow drying time.

Permanence

This Hansa Yellow has excellent lightfastness, particularly in the darker shades.

Toxicity

Hansa Yellow has no significant acute hazards, though its chronic hazards have not been well studied.

History

Hansa Yellows were first made in Germany just before WW1 from a series of synthetic dyestuffs called Pigment Yellow. They were intended to be a synthetic replacement for Cadmium Yellow.