Naples Yellow, watercolor paint by Holbein Artists Watercolor

created at: 2026-08-05

Naples Yellow by Holbein Artists Watercolor watercolor swatch Naples Yellow 030 by Holbein Artists Watercolor (a part of the Standard Set range) is a low staining ◭ half-transparent ◐ non-granulating paint with excellent lightfastness ***. how to read dragon swatch?


Pigment composition, 3 pigments:


PY35 - Cadmium Yellow. Bright, opaque yellow pigment with excellent lightfastness and opacity; cadmium pigments have toxicity concerns.
view other paints containing PY35

PY42 - Yellow Iron Oxide. Yellow Iron Oxide (PY42) is a synthetic pigment known for its excellent transparency, high color strength, and clean shade. It is widely used in various artistic mediums.
view other paints containing PY42

PW6 - Titanium White. PW6, Titanium White, is an opaque white pigment with very high coverage and strong tinting strength. It is often used to lighten other colors and create pastel tones. While not traditionally used in transparent watercolor techniques, it is useful in gouache and mixed media.
view other paints containing PW6

Related swatch sets:


Compare to other Naples Yellows

View all Yellow watercolors
View all Orange watercolors

Paints similar to Naples Yellow, swatches of 18 paints across 7 series

Daniel Smith 165 Lemon Yellow, Shminke Horadam Aquarell 223 Cadmium Yellow Lemon, M. Graham & Co. Artists 019 Bismuth Yellow, Holbein Artists Watercolor 030 Naples Yellow, Golden QOR 115 Bismuth Vanadate Yellow, 100 Nickel Yellow, 206 Titanium Yell watercolor swatch

Lemon Yellow

by Daniel Smith 165
◭***○; h:55
PY175

Cadmium Yellow Lemon

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 223
▲***◐; h:55
PY35

Bismuth Yellow

by M. Graham & Co. Artists 019
◭***●; h:54
PY184

Naples Yellow

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 030
◭***◐; h:48
PY35, PY42, PW6

Bismuth Vanadate Yellow

by Golden QOR 115
◭***◐; h:54
PY184

Nickel Yellow

by Golden QOR 100
◭***◐G; h:54
PY53

Titanium Yellow

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 206
◭***◐G; h:53
PY53

Winsor & Newton Professional 730 Winsor Yellow, M. Graham & Co. Artists 106 Hansa Yellow Deep, Shminke Horadam Aquarell 207 Vanadium Yellow, Holbein Artists Watercolor 030 Naples Yellow, Rosa Gallery 771 Azo Yellow, Daniel Smith 006 Aureolin (Cobalt Yellow), Golden QOR 135 Aureolin Mode watercolor swatch

Winsor Yellow

by Winsor & Newton Professional 730
◭***◐; h:52
PY154

Hansa Yellow Deep

by M. Graham & Co. Artists 106
◭**○; h:52
PY97

Vanadium Yellow

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 207
◭***●G; h:52
PY184

Naples Yellow

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 030
◭***◐; h:48
PY35, PY42, PW6

Azo Yellow

by Rosa Gallery 771
▲***◐; h:52
PY151

Aureolin (Cobalt Yellow)

by Daniel Smith 006
△**○G; h:51
PY40

Aureolin Modern

by Golden QOR 135
◭***◐; h:50
PW6, PY150

Shminke Horadam Aquarell 208 Aureolin Hue, 911 Volcano Yellow, Daniel Smith 184 Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue, Holbein Artists Watercolor 030 Naples Yellow, 212 Mayan Yellow, Rosa Gallery 745 Naples Yellow Light, Winsor & Newton Professional 649 Turners Yell watercolor swatch

Aureolin Hue

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 208
▲***◐G; h:50
PY151

Volcano Yellow

by Shminke Horadam Aquarell 911
△***◐GG; h:50
PY159

Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue

by Daniel Smith 184
▲***◐; h:49
PY53, PY151, PY83

Naples Yellow

by Holbein Artists Watercolor 030
◭***◐; h:48
PY35, PY42, PW6

Mayan Yellow

by Daniel Smith 212
◭**○G; h:48
PY223

Naples Yellow Light

by Rosa Gallery 745
△***◐; h:45
PY42, PW6

Turners Yellow

by Winsor & Newton Professional 649
◭***●; h:44
PY216