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

Cadmium Yellow Light is a bright, lemon yellow, leaning towards green. Tri-Art's Chemically Pure Cadmium Yellow Light 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: cool

C.P. Cadmium Yellow Light 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: Cool. 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: Cool
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Semi-gloss
• Tinting: Medium

Pigment notes: Cadmium Yellow Light is a bright, lemon yellow, leaning towards green. Tri-Art's Chemically Pure Cadmium Yellow Light is made from the highest grade of Cadmium Zinc Sulphide available, yielding the highest colour intensity and cleanest mixing possible.

Great for: Mineral, Professional Use Only.