Hot Cakes are ready-to-use encaustic paints sold in convenient reusable metal tins. Hot Cakes are made from artist grade pigments damar resin and United States Pharmaceutical Grade (USP) refined natural beeswax. Our high-tech mills are capable of shearing pigment to their smallest particle size which enables us to manufacture a paint that is richer creamier cleaner and more vibrant than ever before possible! Bismuth Yellow Series 5Pigment Color Index name: PY184Bismuth Yellow is a very clean yellow with a very high tinting strength and it is semi-transparent. Great for mixing because of its natural clarity. An alternative to Cadmium Yellow Light to which it is most similar. The difference being that it is slightly cooler and when used to mix with other transparent paints will maintain transluscency.