{"product_id":"tin-vanadium-yellow-pigment-425137794","title":"Tin Vanadium Yellow Pigment","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTin Vanadium Yellow (PY158) is a handmade single-pigment tin\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003evanadium yellow ceramic pigment. Built on a tin-oxide\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003ebased mineral matrix doped with vanadium, it forms an extremely stable, heat-resistant crystalline structure. It produces a soft to mid-range yellow with a gentle, slightly green-leaning undertone and a calm, sunlit masstone. Compared to high-chroma organic yellows, this color is more mineral and subdued, offering a natural, atmospheric yellow rather than an overpowering yellow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn use, Tin Vanadium Yellow gives a controlled, versatile yellow ideal for foliage highlights, stone, architecture, florals, illuminated skies, and subtle light effects in landscape and figurative work. It has low to moderate tinting strength with a semi-opaque character, making it excellent for quiet tints, veil-like layers, and controlled lightening of other colors without pushing mixtures too bright. It mixes beautifully with blues for soft, natural greens, with earths for warm ochres and limestone-like neutrals, and with reds and violets for delicate, muted oranges and flesh tones that remain refined rather than brash.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis ceramic pigment is chemically inert, heat-resistant, and highly resistant to acids and alkalis, which makes it suitable across a wide range of binders and mediums. In artist\u003cspan\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003es colors it offers a dependable, low-chroma yellow that can function as a primary quiet yellow on the palette, a subtle alternative to more intense organic yellows, or a key mixer for palettes that favor nuance, atmosphere, and mineral character.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTin\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003evanadium yellows were developed within the ceramic and industrial color industries as highly durable stains for glazes, enamels, and outdoor coatings. By introducing vanadium into a tin-based oxide lattice and firing at elevated temperatures, chemists created warm, slightly greenish yellows that could endure demanding kiln conditions and long-term weather exposure without fading or shifting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally formulated for tiles, porcelain, sanitaryware, and architectural finishes, these pigments were valued for their stability at high temperature, excellent lightfastness, and resistance to chemicals and pollution. As interest in ceramic-origin pigments grew among artists and paintmakers, Tin Vanadium Yellow (PY158) began to appear in select artist ranges and handmade paints as a gentle, mineral alternative to brighter organic yellows. Today it is appreciated by painters who want a quiet, enduring yellow that harmonizes easily with both modern and historically inspired palettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Information\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Type: Synthetic (Inorganic) tin\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003evanadium yellow ceramic pigment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable Mediums: Watercolor, Oil, Tempera, Acrylic, Encaustic, Cold Wax, Casein, Milk, Swedish Flour, Lime \/ Fresco, Ceramics\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLightfastness: Best\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpacity: Semi-opaque\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Names: Tin Vanadium Yellow, Tin\u003cspan\u003e-\u003c\/span\u003eVanadium Yellow, Ceramic Vanadium Yellow (PY158)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColor Index Code: PY158\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morrow Archival","offers":[{"title":"2 Grams","offer_id":47875260252382,"sku":"PS-676-0000-0002g","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Grams","offer_id":47875260285150,"sku":"PS-676-0000-0010g","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 Grams","offer_id":47875260317918,"sku":"PS-676-0000-0020g","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 Grams","offer_id":47875260350686,"sku":"PS-676-0000-0050g","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams","offer_id":47875260383454,"sku":"PS-676-0000-0100g","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams","offer_id":47875260416222,"sku":"PS-676-0000-0500g","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/2821\/2702\/files\/1e8c6c1b-b169-484d-a2f5-827e3381de9a-copy.jpg?v=1769982692","url":"https:\/\/morrowarchival.com\/products\/tin-vanadium-yellow-pigment-425137794","provider":"Morrow Archival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}