HLC Colour Atlas Navigator

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More gamut options on gamutmap.com Source (HLC Atlas values, CMYK & spectral data): HLC Colour Atlas by freieFarbe e.V. (Creative Commons licence CC-BY-ND 4.0 or zlib licence).

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  • H210L040C050
  • lab(100% -50 50)
  • lch(100% 10 50)
  • #ff0000
  • rgb(20 30 40)
  • p3(0.2 0.3 0.4)
  • a98(0.2 0.3 0.4)
  • oklab(100% -50 50)
  • oklch(100% 10 50)
  • lab(100% -50 50)
  • lch(100% 10 50)
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H275
Watercolor
H085_L087_C098
Blockx Aquarelles
313 Primary Yellow
Primärgelb (de)

CIE h° 85.29 L* 87.41 C* 97.80 ΔE2000 1.636

PY154
H083_L087_C102
Holbein Artists' Watercolor (HWC)
W036, W236 Permanent Yellow Light
パーマネント イエロー ライト (jp)

CIE h° 83.09 L* 87.02 C* 101.58 ΔE2000 2.2321

PY74
PY83
H084_L084_C098
Michael Harding Professional Watercolour Paint
110 Yellow Lake

CIE h° 83.74 L* 84.31 C* 98.03 ΔE2000 1.3007

PY180
H084_L086_C099
Michael Harding Professional Watercolour Paint
402 Cadmium Yellow

CIE h° 84.35 L* 86.19 C* 98.55 ΔE2000 1.0187

PY35
Gouache
H083_L086_C099
Schmincke Designers' Gouache (HKS) [Series 25]
204 Cadmium Yellow hue Light
Kadmiumgelbton hell (de)

CIE h° 82.60 L* 85.58 C* 98.59 ΔE2000 2.2668

PY74
PY83
Acrylic
H084_L087_C098
Golden Heavy Body (acrylic)
1554 (183) Cadmium Yellow Medium Hue

CIE h° 84.19 L* 86.76 C* 98.50 ΔE2000 1.3981

PY74
PY175
PY83
H083_L086_C098
Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic
116 Cadmium Yellow Medium

CIE h° 83.09 L* 85.97 C* 98.13 ΔE2000 1.9042

PY35
H087_L087_C099
Daler Rowney System3 Acrylic
675 Process Yellow

CIE h° 86.76 L* 86.64 C* 98.58 ΔE2000 1.9519

PY74
PY3
H086_L087_C098
Lascaux Studio (acrylic)
913 Permanent Yellow Light
Permanentgelb hell (de)

CIE h° 85.55 L* 87.49 C* 98.26 ΔE2000 1.7277

PY74
PW6
Acrylic Ink
H086_L084_C099
Holbein Acrylic Ink
AI634, AI834 Imidazolone Yellow
イミダゾロン イエロー (jp)

CIE h° 86.29 L* 84.10 C* 99.07 ΔE2000 1.3363

PY154
Water Mixable Oil
H083_L086_C099
Schmincke Norma Blue [Series 21] (water mixable oil)
241 Cadmium Yellow Medium hue
Kadmiumgelbton mittel (de)

CIE h° 82.96 L* 85.66 C* 99.24 ΔE2000 1.9387

PY184
PY155
PO67
Oil
H084_L087_C099
Schmincke Norma [Series 11] (oil)
240 Cadmium Yellow
Kadmiumgelb (de)

CIE h° 84.11 L* 86.97 C* 98.85 ΔE2000 1.5357

PW6
PW4
PY35
H087_L086_C098
Schmincke Mussini [Series 10] (oil)
210 Transparent Brilliant Yellow
Lasur-Brillantgelb (de)

CIE h° 87.30 L* 86.21 C* 98.38 ΔE2000 2.2724

PY128
H086_L087_C101
Couleurs Leroux Couleurs Extra-Fines Leroux (oil)
Light Yellow
Jaune Clair (fr)

CIE h° 86.49 L* 86.86 C* 101.39 ΔE2000 1.8501

PY111
Colored Pencil
H086_L087_C099
Lyra Rembrandt Polycolor (colored pencil)
2000007 Lemon

CIE h° 85.63 L* 86.95 C* 99.19 ΔE2000 1.4048

Oil Pastel
H083_L086_C098
Pentel Oil Pastel
5 Chrome Yellow

CIE h° 83.02 L* 85.79 C* 97.81 ΔE2000 1.9356

Pigment Dispersion
H085_L087_C099
Guerra Pigment Dispersions
PY350004 Cadmium Yellow Medium CP

CIE h° 84.79 L* 87.12 C* 99.07 ΔE2000 1.4057

PY35
H083_L087_C102
Guerra Pigment Dispersions
PY371001 Cadmium litho Golden

CIE h° 82.97 L* 86.62 C* 102.28 ΔE2000 2.2094

PY37:1
H087_L087_C099
Holbein Pigment Paste
PP034 Isoindolinone Yellow
イミダゾロン イエロー (jp)

CIE h° 86.80 L* 87.40 C* 99.30 ΔE2000 2.28

PY154