Sunset Yellow is a high-temperature stable inorganic ceramic composite pigment. With titanium, antimony and chromium oxides as its core color-developing system, it appears as a warm and full warm-toned sunset yellow ultrafine powder with a soft and mellow hue. Different from the cool bright yellow of Lemon Yellow, it is a popular warm yellow pigment for high-temperature ceramic coloring, suitable for various middle and high-end architectural, domestic and artistic ceramic decoration scenarios. It features excellent high-temperature stability, weather resistance and uniform coloring. Its pure inorganic formula is safe and eco-friendly, fully compatible with mainstream ceramic oxidizing and neutral flame firing processes, and also serves as a key basic colorant for warm-tone color matching in ceramics.

Basic Information

Model: Sunset Yellow (industry general standard grade; some manufacturers label it as Titanium-Antimony-Chromium Yellow, a special warm yellow grade for ceramic glazes)

Category: Inorganic ceramic glaze pigment (yellow-series high-temperature composite pigment, Ti-Sb-Cr yellow system)

Core Composition: Ti-Sb-Cr composite oxide system (titanium-antimony-chromium metal oxide solid solution)

Appearance: Uniform ultrafine powder in warm sunset yellow (warm orange yellow), free of agglomeration and visible impurities, with a fine and smooth texture

Note: Pure inorganic composite pigment, non-toxic unlike organic dyes and free of free heavy metals. It shows remarkable differences from Lemon Yellow (cool bright yellow), chrome yellow, iron oxide yellow and organic light yellow in hue, temperature resistance and weather resistance, with mellower and more stable warm-toned color development.

Core Technical Parameters

Core Product Features

Stable High-Temperature Color Development: Dense and stable composite oxide crystal structure ensures no fading, color difference, blackening or graying at 1280℃ firing. Batch color difference is strictly controlled, supporting large-scale ceramic production with high color consistency, completely eliminating batch color variation and mottling.

Mellow Warm Yellow Hue: Presents a warm and soft sunset yellow (warm orange yellow) shade, warm and non-harsh, free of off-color or bias. As a core warm yellow pigment, it can be used alone for warm yellow glaze coloring or blended with cobalt blue, peacock blue, apple green, titanium white and other pigments to create rich warm intermediate colors such as light orange, warm green, khaki and caramel, offering extremely high flexibility in color matching.

Eco-Friendly, Non-Toxic and Safe: Pure inorganic mineral composite formula, free of EU-prohibited heavy metals such as lead and cadmium, odorless and without volatile harmful substances. Passed international environmental and food contact safety tests, safe for direct use on glazes of domestic ceramics and tableware with no hidden risks.

Excellent Application Compatibility: Easy to grind and disperse in glaze slips and glaze systems. Suitable for full-range ceramic decoration processes including underglaze color, in-glaze color, screen printing, decal paper and ceramic inkjet printing. Smooth application without color spots, screen clogging or floating color.

Outstanding Durability & Weatherability: Finished glaze is scratch-resistant, acid-alkali resistant, UV-resistant and water-stain resistant. Retains warm sunset yellow for long-term indoor and outdoor use without aging, deterioration or graying, greatly enhancing the durability and appearance of ceramic products.

Main Application Areas

Architectural Ceramics: Glaze coloring for interior tiles, antique tiles, art tiles, mosaics and underfloor heating floor tiles, creating a warm and soft yellow decorative style with strong outdoor weather resistance and no discoloration in long-term use.

Domestic Ceramics: Food-contact ceramic products such as tableware, tea sets, coffee sets, storage jars and Chinese-style ceramic tableware, safe and non-toxic, with an elegant and atmospheric warm tone.

Art Ceramics: Craft porcelain, decorative porcelain, creative ceramic ornaments, underglaze hand-painted works, cultural & creative ceramics and antique ceramics, meeting the needs of warm-toned coloring and basic color matching with outstanding warm texture.

Other High-Temperature Fields: Coloring for sanitary ceramic accessories, enamel products, high-temperature refractory materials, special glass and industrial high-temperature coatings requiring heat resistance and warm yellow coloring.

Usage Instructions

Mix and mill thoroughly with base glaze, then sieve through a 325-mesh standard sieve to ensure uniform dispersion and avoid color spots, patches or local color differences.

Fire preferably under oxidizing or neutral atmosphere; strong reducing atmosphere should be avoided to prevent blackening, dulling or darkening of the shade, which impairs the warm and soft texture of sunset yellow.

Adjust dosage flexibly according to glaze formula, target color depth and firing temperature. For color matching, it is recommended to add in small amounts multiple times. Small-batch testing is recommended before mass production to verify qualified hue and stability.