Pigment Yellow 74 2GX

Category: Azo Pigments

CI Number: 11741

Chemical Class: Monoazo

Tone

Mass and Tint

A vivid yellow shade

Alloment Yellow 74 2GX is a bright, high-strength azo organic yellow pigment widely used across coatings and printing inks. It gives a vivid yellow shade with good opacity, excellent dispersibility, and reliable fastness properties, making it a preferred choice for both decorative and industrial colour applications.

Applications
  • Coatings & Paints: Interior and exterior decorative paints, Industrial coatings and protective finishes, Architectural paints and coil coatings.
  • Printing Inks: Flexographic inks, Gravure inks, Offset and letterpress printing inks.
  • Other Uses: Rubber coatings, Textile printing pastes, Specialty compound colouration.

Key Benefits

  • Superior Colour & Performance: Bright, vivid yellow shade with excellent opacity and tinting strength, Consistent shade quality for reliable formulation results.
  • Excellent Fastness Properties: Very good lightfastness — retains colour under sunlight exposure, Good weather resistance in exterior coatings, Strong chemical resistance in various media.
  • Broad Compatibility: Works effectively in water-based, solvent-borne, and UV systems, Suitable for a wide range of substrates — plastics, paints, coatings, inks.
  • Production & Formulation Advantages: Good dispersibility, easing incorporation into formulations, Heat resistant up to ~160–180 °C (depending on system), Performs well under typical processing temperatures in plastics and coatings.