Tri-Art High Viscosity - Naples Yellow (Hue)

Naples Yellow gained popularity in European easel painting after 1750 as delicate and earthy yellow with permanence. This expertly formulated hue replaces the genuine, but toxic, lead antimonate. Comprised of titanium dioxide white, yellow iron oxide and red iron oxide, our Naples Yellow has a muted earth yellow mass tone, with a warm orange-yellow undertone. Naples Yellow Hue is prized for its subtly and usefulness in mixing neutral hues.

Pigment Code: PW 6, PY 42, PR 101
Formula: Mixed
Pigment Family: Mineral
Opacity: O
Lightfastness: 4.0
Sheen: SG
Tinting Strength: Low
Staining Strength: Low-Non
Colour Bias: warm

Naples Yellow (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 (PW6, PY42, PR101). Bias: Warm. Pigment family: Mineral. Opaque handling, strong coverage for solid passages, tints, and clean colour blocking. Low tinting strength, build your mixtures gradually for softer shifts. Low to non-staining, forgiving in layered work and easier to lift while wet. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Semi-gloss.

• Pigments: PW6, PY42, PR101
• Formula: Mixed
• Opacity: Opaque
• Colour bias: Warm
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Semi-gloss
• Tinting: Low
• Staining: Low to non-staining

Pigment notes: Naples Yellow gained popularity in European easel painting after 1750 as delicate and earthy yellow with permanence. This expertly formulated hue replaces the genuine, but toxic, lead antimonate.

Great for: Academic (Student), Old Master, Mineral, Portraiture.