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Azo Yellow 168

PY168

Pigment Description

Roman Szmal offers this rare bright yellow pigment in watercolors. It's listed as staining and non-granulating. It's listed as having good lightfastness, but we have not seen detailed BWS results.

Resources

PY168 pigment data from David G. Myers, The Color of Art Pigment Database, Artiscreation.com

Stats

Lightfastness

Thought to be excellent

Estimated to be Excellent (ASTM I Equivalency)

Transparency

Semi-Transparent / Semi-Opaque

Toxicity

Thought to be category of lesser concern

Treat all pigments and paints with studio safety protocols.

Chemical Name

Monoazo, Monoazo Calcium Lake

Dry Pigments listing PY168

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