Hansa yellow

noun

1. a pigment derived from coal tar, characterized chiefly by its brilliant yellow color.

2. spectra yellow.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Hansa yellow¹

After Hansa (perhaps pun on enhance )

Example Sentences

During a covid-19 surge in India, the company couldn’t obtain quinacridone magenta and hansa yellow because the government had to reroute to hospitals all industrial oxygen normally used to produce those colors.

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