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Diarylide Yellow FGL

CI NamePY97

CI stands for Color Index. It is a short code that easily identifies the pigment. Not all pigments have one.

  • P designates that this pigment may be organic or inorganic, and may be composed of naturally occuring minerals, synthetic materials, or lakes.
  • Y is shorthand for Yellow.
  • 97 is the CI serial number.
ToxicityLow

The general rule of thumb to follow is to not inhale, ingest, feed to pets or babies, pour on the ground, or leave on skin.

All pigments should be assumed to be dangerous, and potentially lethal if mishandled. If the pigment has high or extreme toxicity, it might be better not to use it at all.

LightfastnessIIVery Good

Blue wool 6. The pigment will remain unchanged for 50 to 100 years of light exposure with proper mounting and display. (Suitable for artistic use.)

TransparencyS/TSemi-Transparent

Semi-Transparent

Paints

The following paints likely use this pigment.

Single-Pigment Watercolors

The paints listed here are not guaranteed to be single-pigment, but we found Diarylide Yellow FGL listed as the only known pigment in our database.

Hansa Yellow Deep
Hansa Yellow Medium
Hansa Yellow MediumDaniel SmithExtra Fine
Primary YellowMaimeri Blu

Multi-Pigment Watercolors

Cadmium Red Light HueGrumbacherAcademy
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Cadmium Yellow HueWinsor & NewtonCotman
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Cadmium Yellow Pale HueGrumbacherAcademy
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Hooker's Green Deep HueGrumbacherAcademy
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Hooker's Green Light HueGrumbacherAcademy
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Hookers Green DeepGrumbacherFinest
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Indian Yellow
Indian YellowDaniel SmithExtra Fine
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Indian YellowGrumbacherFinest
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Naples Yellow
Naples YellowDaniel SmithExtra Fine
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New Gamboge
New GambogeDaniel SmithExtra Fine
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Olive Green
Olive GreenDaniel SmithExtra Fine
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Permanent GambogeArt Spectrum
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Prussian Green
Prussian GreenDaniel SmithExtra Fine
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Spectrum YellowArt Spectrum
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