Tri-Art High Viscosity - C.P. Cadmium Yellow Medium

Cadmium Yellow Medium is a slightly dusky, warm yellow, with an orange leaning yellow undertone. Chemically Pure Cadmium Yellow Medium is made from the highest grade of Cadmium Zinc Sulphide available, yielding the highest colour intensity and cleanest mixing possible. A favourite of Impressionist painters like Monet, this opaque yellow is a versatile pigment in academic and classical palettes. Not intended for airbrush or use with children.

Pigment Code: PY 35
Formula: Single
Pigment Family: mineral
Opacity: O
Lightfastness: 4.0
Sheen: SG
Tinting Strength: Med
Staining Strength:
Colour Bias: warm

C.P. Cadmium Yellow Medium 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: Single pigment colour (PY35). Bias: Warm. Pigment family: Mineral. Opaque handling, strong coverage for solid passages, tints, and clean colour blocking. Medium tinting strength, mixes predictably across a wide range of palettes. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Semi-gloss.

• Pigments: PY35
• Formula: Single
• Opacity: Opaque
• Colour bias: Warm
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Semi-gloss
• Tinting: Medium

Pigment notes: Cadmium Yellow Medium is a slightly dusky, warm yellow, with an orange leaning yellow undertone. Chemically Pure Cadmium Yellow Medium is made from the highest grade of Cadmium Zinc Sulphide available, yielding the highest colour intensity and cleanest…

Great for: Professional Use Only, Mineral.