Schmincke Horadam Aquarell Watercolour Paint 5ml - S3 - Cadmium Yellow Light

Bring strength and luminosity to your palette with Schmincke Horadam Aquarell Watercolour Paint - Cadmium Yellow Light (Colour No. 224, Series 3). This strong, brilliant yellow features a balanced, semi-opaque character and is widely regarded in colour theory as a primary yellow a foundational hue for clean, vibrant colour mixing across the spectrum.

Formulated with Cadmium Zinc Sulphide (PY35), this premium pigment offers excellent coverage, strong tinting strength, and good lightfastness, making it ideal for creating vivid blends and sunlit highlights. Its slightly opaque finish ensures depth and intensity while maintaining smooth gradation in washes.

Each Horadam Aquarell colour is bound with the finest Kordofan Gum Arabic, sourced from the southern Sahara and batch-tested to guarantee superb resolubility, stability, and flow control. Once dried on your palette, the paint rewets easily, retaining its original richness and brilliance a hallmark of Schmincke’s meticulous craftsmanship.

With over 150 professional colours available in 5ml, 15ml, Half Pan, and Full Pan formats (sold separately), and 95 single-pigment hues for pure and accurate mixing, Schmincke Horadam Aquarell continues to define excellence in artist-grade watercolours.

Cadmium Yellow Light (Series 3) is a semi-opaque, intense primary yellow with outstanding brilliance and permanence, making it an indispensable colour for artists seeking luminosity, purity, and high pigment strength in their watercolour practice.