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Winsor & Newton Artisan (water-mixable)No. 422

Naples Yellow Hue

Opacity
OpaqueOpaque
Lightfastness
Excellent
Series
1
Maker's rating
AA · extremely permanent

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: 3 pigments

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

Same color from other brands

Naples Yellow HueW&N Griffin PR101 PY42 PW6Same two pigments; a different white (PW6)Same pigmentsHueLF I
Naples Yellow HueW&N Winton PR101 PW6 PY42Same two pigments; a different white (PW6)Same pigmentsHueLF I
Pale PinkGrumbacher PW4 PY42 PR101Same two pigments, same whiteSame pigmentsLF I
Titan BuffWilliamsburg PW6 PY42 PR101Same two pigments; a different white (PW6)Same pigmentsLF I
Burnt Ochre LightSchmincke Mussini PW4 PY42 PR101Same two pigments, same whiteSame pigmentsLF I
Dusty PinkArt Spectrum PW6 PY42 PR101Same two pigments; a different white (PW6)Same pigmentsLF I
Yellow GreyHolbein PR101 PY42 PW6Same two pigments; a different white (PW6)Same pigmentsLF I
Peach PinkGeorgian PR101 PY42 PW6Same two pigments; a different white (PW6)Same pigments–
Transparent Orange Iron OxideM. Graham PY42 PR101Same two pigments; this one has no whiteSame pigmentsLF I
Transparent Earth OrangeGamblin PY42 PR101Same two pigments; this one has no whiteSame pigmentsLF I
Italian Brown Pink LakeOld Holland PY42 PR101Same two pigments; this one has no whiteSame pigmentsLF I
Raw SiennaRembrandt PY42 PR101Same two pigments; this one has no whiteSame pigmentsLF I

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: Artisan Water Mixable Oil composition & permanence table (as published by Bromleys Art Supplies) (open). Send a correction

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