Very High Pigment Load; A little goes a long way . Delicious color.
Tri-Art High Viscosity - Cadmium Yellow Medium (Hue)
Product information
Pigment Description
Technical Specs
Pigment Code: PY 74, PW 6, PY 65
Formula: Mixed
Pigment Family: mixed
Opacity: SO
Lightfastness: 3.0
Sheen: SO
Tinting Strength: Med
Staining Strength: partial
Colour Bias: warm
Product Description
Cadmium Yellow Medium (Hue) is part of Tri-Art High Viscosity Professional Acrylic Paint, a heavy body acrylic with a thick, buttery consistency that holds brushstrokes and palette-knife texture. Built with high pigment loading and a fine grind, it stays bold and clean for impasto, scumbling, and confident brushwork.
Pigment profile: Mixed pigment colour (PY74, PW6, PY65). Bias: Warm. Pigment family: Mixed. Semi-opaque handling, a good balance of coverage and depth for layered mixtures and scumbles. Medium tinting strength, mixes predictably across a wide range of palettes. Partial staining, typically easier to adjust than strongly staining colours. Lightfastness rating: 3.
- Pigments: PY74, PW6, PY65
- Formula: Mixed
- Opacity: Semi-opaque
- Colour bias: Warm
- Lightfastness: 3
- Tinting: Medium
- Staining: Partial
Pigment notes: Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue is a safe and economical replacement for genuine Cadmium Selonosulphide. This expertly formulated hue utilizes Arylide Yellow Medium, Titanium White, and Arylide Yellow 65 to replicate the familiar orange-leaning yellow colour,…
Great for: Academic (Student), Mixed.

