Tri-Art High Viscosity - Nickel Azo Yellow

Despite being an organic pigment, Nickel Azo Yellow is an earth yellow in character, similar to yellow oxide in mass tone. In undertone, Nickel Azo Yellow reveals to a vibrant green-leaning yellow that makes it most useful as a glaze, or a cool green-yellow mixing compliment. Use in place of traditional yellow earth pigments for greater colour saturation and cleaner mixing. Not intended for airbrush or use with children.

Pigment Code: PY 150
Formula: Single
Pigment Family: Organic
Opacity: T
Lightfastness: 4.0
Sheen: G
Tinting Strength: Med
Staining Strength: Full
Colour Bias: cool

Nickel Azo Yellow 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 (PY150). Bias: Cool. Pigment family: Organic. Transparent handling, excellent for glazing, optical layering, and deep colour mixes. Medium tinting strength, mixes predictably across a wide range of palettes. Full staining, tends to leave a stronger stain in thin films and glazes. Lightfastness rating: 4. Sheen: Gloss.

• Pigments: PY150
• Formula: Single
• Opacity: Transparent
• Colour bias: Cool
• Lightfastness: 4
• Sheen: Gloss
• Tinting: Medium
• Staining: Full

Pigment notes: Despite being an organic pigment, Nickel Azo Yellow is an earth yellow in character, similar to yellow oxide in mass tone. In undertone, Nickel Azo Yellow reveals to a vibrant green-leaning yellow that makes it most useful as a glaze, or a cool green-yellow…

Great for: Contemporary-Modern, Organic, Glazing, Professional Use Only.