ONE THAT COMES IN A PACKAGING THAT IS INNOVATIVE, ELEGANT, HANDY AND FEELS RIGHT.

Diarylide Yellow is a semi-opaque, moderately staining, intense deep reddish yellow pigment with good tinting strength. Diarylide Yellow 83 has excellent lightfastness and permanence and is reputed to be one of the most permanent of the entire group.

COMPOSITION AND PERMANENCE

Pigment Combination: PY83-Diarylide Yellow 83

PIGMENT NAME: PY83-DIARYLIDE YELLOW 83

Pigment Type: Organic, disazo

Properties

Diarylide Yellow is a semi-opaque, moderately staining, intense deep reddish yellow pigment with good tinting strength.

Permanence

Diarylide Yellow 83 has excellent lightfastness and permanence. However, it can fade in tints, so some artists do not consider it suitable for their colour. Many other diarylide yellow pigments have fair to poor lightfastness, and some are entirely fugitive. Diarylide Yellow 83 is reputed to be one of the most permanent of the entire group.

Toxicity

Diarylide Yellow has no significant acute hazards, but chronic hazards have not been well studied.

History

Diarylide Yellow comes from a family of azo pigments called Diarylide. These yellow-hued pigments were developed around 1940 and are very important in printing inks.