chrome yellow

noun

1. any of several yellow pigments in shades from lemon to deep orange, composed chiefly of chromates of lead, barium, or zinc.

chrome yellow

noun

1. any yellow pigment consisting of lead chromate mixed with lead sulphate

Word History and Origins

Origin of chrome yellow¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

Still, the best way would be not to try to make a green of Prussian blue and chrome yellow.

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Frequently the ground colour is a bright yellow, for which they employ chrome-yellow, obtained from the trader.

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The great spreading lip has a gamboge throat fading to chrome-yellow, intersected with lines of bright crimson.

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The chrome green of the oil and colour shops is a mixture of chrome yellow and Prussian green.

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Some of the insoluble chromates are used as pigments; chromate of lead or chrome-yellow is the most important.

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