Naples Yellow

Description

Naples Yellow is an artificially produced opaque pinkish-yellow pigment, named after the natural deposits found in the Mount Vesuvius, Naples. It has been used by the Old PROFESSIONALs. Originally, it was a lead antimonite pigment that can be found in Babylon tiles dating back to the 15th c.

Additional information

Level

PROFESSIONAL

Colour Number

207

Pigment Codes

PW6, PBr24

Lightfastness(+++,++,+)

+++

Opacity (Transparence, Semi-Transparence, Semi-Opaque, Opaque)

Opaque

size

half pans/14ml