Technical information

Pigment number: PY74

Opacity: 2

Lightfastness: 2*

Staining: 4

Granulation: No

Shimmer: No

Information is rated from 1 to 5, where 5 is lots/excellent, and 1 is low.

*Unfortunately, the lightfastness of this color is not great and Canary might become less vivid over time. Regular painters probably won’t notice this during their lifetime, but it is worth noting and avoiding when using client work.

Canary is a cool yellow with a great brightness to it.

Canary is one of the 6 bird-inspired colors and is available in a set. This set comes with a primary triad which includes: Canary, Rosefinch, and Bluebird. For more brightness in your mixing set, we recommend adding a straight Ultramarine blue.