Michael Harding Artists Oil Colours - Genuine Naples Yellow Light (No. 605) - 40ml

Inorganic – Lead Antimoniate, in genuine versions, appears to have been used as a pigment since the 5th century B.C. and has been manufactured since the 1400s, becoming one of the most relied-upon colours and in constant demand. Michael Harding one of just a few colourmen left who continues to make the genuine article and not the modern alternative. He does so because its vivid, dense, almost primrose yellow cannot be mimicked, as portraitists and figure painters will attest. It’s more powerful and yet more muted than its equivalents among the Cadmium range, and its handling characteristics are incomparable. Because it tends to react when parsed with steel rollers, to this day Michael Harding still grind it with stone. Genuine Naples Yellow is incredible—one of their best sellers.

Colour Index PY41
Drying Speed Very Fast
Transparency Opaque
Lightfastness Excellent
Oil Content Very Low
Tint Power Average
Toxicity Toxic
ASTM D-4236 Yes
Prop 65 Yes