Hansa Yellow - No. 261

Hansa Yellow is that exact yellow you remember from childhood, when you were allowed to stay up just a little too late.

Not the bright “look at me” kind of yellow. More like the warm light from the kitchen in the evening, when the rest of the house was quiet and you could hear the refrigerator hum, and someone was making tea, and you felt safe in that small circle of light like the world outside could wait.

It has that soft glow that sits on the paper like memory does. It brightens without shouting. It makes everything look more alive, even if you barely touch the brush to the surface. Perfect for sunlit highlights, warm florals, golden fields, and those places in a painting where you want it to feel like something good is happening, without making it dramatic.

Hansa Yellow is comfort, concentration, and the kind of warmth you can actually see.

Lightfastness 6/6