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Paliotol Yellow

PY117

Alternate Name

Azomethine Yellow (Copper)

Pigment Description

A rare green-yellow which was unfortunately discontinued. Some sources listed excellent lightfastness, others decent to excellent. Currently it is still offered by one oil paint maker.

Resources

PY117 pigment data from David G. Myers, The Color of Art Pigment Database, Artiscreation.com

Information about PY117 from Bruce MacEvoy, Handprint Guide to Watercolors, General information about this class of pigments from Handprint,

Stats

Lightfastness

Variable

Some sources, such as the old 1980s tests reported by the NPIRI are very good or even excellent for lightfastness, however, see Bruce MacEvoy’s tests in watercolor.

Transparency

Transparent

Toxicity

Low Concern, but caution, contains copper

Low amount of information, but NPIRI notes it contains copper, so please see Monona Rossol’s work on handling copper-containing pigments for possible hazards.

Chemical Name

copper organic complex

with PY117 (Paliotol Yellow)

No single-pigment Oil found with PY117

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