Mars yellow

noun

1. a medium to deep orange-yellow color.
2. a yellow pigment used in painting, artificially made from an iron hydroxide base and characterized by strong film-forming properties and permanence.

Example Sentences

But an immediate attempt to beam Mars—yellow in the black sky—and its vicinity, produced no result.

From Project Gutenberg

We have occasionally found Mars yellow mixed with orpiment, or chromate of lead, for the purpose of brightening the colour.

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