Mars yellow
Americannoun
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a medium to deep orange-yellow color.
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a yellow pigment used in painting, artificially made from an iron hydroxide base and characterized by strong film-forming properties and permanence.
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They were formerly introduced by the author, and have been received under the names of Mars yellow, Mars orange, Mars red, Mars violet, and Mars brown.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
We have occasionally found Mars yellow mixed with orpiment, or chromate of lead, for the purpose of brightening the colour.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
Most noteworthy are aureolin, the deep and 'pale' cadmiums, lemon yellow, Mars yellow, the modern Naples yellow, the ochres, orient yellow, and raw sienna.
From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas
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