PY150 Nickel Azo Yellow
Nickel azo complex.
17 tubes from 9 of 24 paint lines contain PY150. 8 are made from PY150 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.
- Toxicity
- Handle with care Contains nickel, which some people are sensitized to. Keep it off your skin and don't sand or spray it.
- Drying
- Medium
- Opacity
- Single-pigment tubes are mostly transparent.
About PY150
History
Nickel azo yellow is a modern synthetic pigment, much used in transparent golds.
In mixes
A transparent, warm yellow that is good for glazing and soft greens.
Drying speed is typical for linseed oil; tubes ground in safflower or poppy oil, or with driers added, will differ. These are general notes on the pigment, not on any one brand.
Purest PY150, by brand
The best single-pigment PY150 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.
- Blockx Nickel Azo YellowSeries 6 · LF I · Semi-opaque
- Langridge Nickel Azo YellowSeries 4 · LF I · Transparent
- M. Graham Nickel Azo YellowSeries 3 · LF I · Transparent
- Williamsburg Nickel Azo YellowSeries 6 · LF I · Transparent
- Cobra AureolinLF I · Semi-transparent
- Rembrandt AureolinSeries 4 · LF I · Semi-transparent
- Schmincke Mussini Transparent YellowLF I · Transparent
- W&N Artists' Indian Yellow DeepSeries 2 · LF I · Transparent
Not sold here by: Holbein, Gamblin, Michael Harding, Old Holland, W&N Winton, Georgian, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Art Creation, Lukas 1862, W&N Griffin, Art Spectrum, Maimeri Puro, Vasari, W&N Artisan.
Made from PY150 alone
Mixtures that contain PY150
Brands: Blockx, Cobra, Grumbacher, Langridge, M. Graham, Schmincke Mussini, Rembrandt, Williamsburg, W&N Artists'.