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Gamblin Artist's Grade Oil Colors

Naples Yellow Hue

Opacity
Not stated
Lightfastness
Excellent
Series
Not stated
Maker's rating
LF I · excellent

Hue or substitute.

Labeled as a hue: a substitute mixture for the named color. The name promises lead antimonate (PY41).

Genuine Naples yellow is lead antimonate: toxic, opaque and warm. Hues mix white with yellows and earths and are safe to handle.

Compared with Genuine Naples Yellow Light (Michael Harding):

  • Safety: this hue has no lead; the genuine does.

The genuine pigment:

Genuine Naples Yellow LightMichael Harding PY41LF I
Genuine Naples Yellow DarkMichael Harding PY41LF I
Naples Yellow Dark GenuineVasari PY41–
Naples Yellow Light GenuineVasari PY41–

What's in the tube: 4 pigments

Bar widths are estimates: makers list pigments roughly in order of amount but don't publish proportions.

Same color from other brands

Naples YellowArt Spectrum PW6 PY35 PY42Same name, made with a yellow (PY35) and an earth (PY42)Similar colorHueLF I
Naples YellowBlockx PW4 PY35 PY42Same name, made with a yellow (PY35) and an earth (PY42)Similar colorHueLF I
Naples YellowHolbein PY42 PY37 PW6Same name, made with an earth (PY42) and a yellow (PY37)Similar colorHueLF I
Yellow OchreW&N Artists' PY43Same main pigment (PY43), without a yellow (PY37); this one has no whiteSimilar mixLF I
Yellow OchreM. Graham PY43Same main pigment (PY43), without a yellow (PY37); this one has no whiteSimilar mixLF I
Yellow Ochre (Domestic)Williamsburg PY43Same main pigment (PY43), without a yellow (PY37); this one has no whiteSimilar mixLF I
Yellow Ochre DeepMichael Harding PY43Same main pigment (PY43), without a yellow (PY37); this one has no whiteSimilar mixLF I
Yellow Ochre LightOld Holland PY43Same main pigment (PY43), without a yellow (PY37); this one has no whiteSimilar mixLF I
Yellow OchreLangridge PY43Same main pigment (PY43), without a yellow (PY37); this one has no whiteSimilar mixLF I
Brown Ochre LightVasari PY43Same main pigment (PY43), without a yellow (PY37); this one has no whiteSimilar mix–
Yellow OchreMaimeri Puro PY43Same main pigment (PY43), without a yellow (PY37); this one has no whiteSimilar mix–
Yellow OchreDa Vinci PY43Same main pigment (PY43), without a yellow (PY37); this one has no whiteSimilar mix–

Same pigments is the closest match. Similar mix shares the main pigment. Similar color looks alike but is made differently.

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Data source: Gamblin Artist's Grade color chart (rev. 09) (open). Send a correction

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