PY83 Diarylide Yellow HR
Diarylide.
25 tubes from 9 of 24 paint lines contain PY83. 5 are made from PY83 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.
- Toxicity
- No toxic metal Not one of the toxic-metal pigments. As with any paint, keep it out of your mouth and don't sand or spray it.
- Drying
- Medium
- Opacity
- Single-pigment tubes are mostly transparent.
About PY83
History
Diarylide yellow HR is a 20th-century synthetic yellow.
In mixes
A warm, transparent, deep yellow that is useful for glazing and warm, clean oranges.
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 PY83, by brand
The best single-pigment PY83 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.
- Art Spectrum Italian PinkSeries 3 · LF I · Transparent
- Gamblin Indian YellowLF I
- Old Holland Scheveningen Yellow DeepSeries D · LF I
- Michael Harding Indian YellowSeries 2 · LF II · Transparent
Not sold here by: W&N Artists', Holbein, M. Graham, Rembrandt, Schmincke Mussini, W&N Winton, Van Gogh, Cobra, Art Creation, W&N Griffin, Langridge, Blockx, Maimeri Puro, Vasari, W&N Artisan.
Made from PY83 alone
Mixtures that contain PY83
Brands: Art Spectrum, Da Vinci, Gamblin, Georgian, Grumbacher, Lukas 1862, Michael Harding, Old Holland, Williamsburg.