The Commonly Used Pigment Yellow 17 In The Printing Inks

Pigment Yellow 17 is used primarily in the printing ink field, this pigment is considerably greener than P.Y.14 and much more greenish than P.Y.12. P.Y.17 is also more resistant to most organic solvents, but tinctorially weaker than P.Y.14. Most commercially available P.Y.17 types are highly transparent, often resinated pigments, which have gained recognition in packaging inks. Combination with equally transparent, very reddish varieties of P.Y.83 affords a range of intermediate shades which exhibit good transparency and are very lightfast. P.Y.17 is suitable for all printing techniques.