Pigment Yellow 12 is an organic compound and an azo compound.

It is a widely used yellow pigment.

It is also classified as a diarylide pigment, being derived from 3,3'-dichlorobenzidine.

It is closely related to Pigment Yellow 13, wherein the two phenyl groups are replaced by 2,4-xylyl.

[1] According to X-ray crystallography, the molecule is nearly planar and exists as the keto-hydrazide tautomer.