Cadmium green
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Description
1) A commercial green colorant that is usually prepared by mixing cadmium yellow with chromium oxide (viridian).
2) An alternative combination green color sold under this name in Britain contained a mixture of cadmium yellow and phthalocyanine green. In the United States, this mixture was sold under the name permanent green.
Synonyms and Related Terms
permanent green; verde de cadmio (Esp.); vert de cadmium (Fr.); verde bario (It.); verde de cádmio (Port.)
Applications
For both types:
- Artists paints: oil, watercolor, gouache, and acrylic
- Generally not used for industrial or home painting
Risks
For both types:
- Toxic by inhalation and ingestion.
- Kremer Pigmente: SDS
Physical and Chemical Properties
For both types:
- Opaque, lightfast, with high tinting strength
Resources and Citations
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966 Comment: p. 100
- Reed Kay, The Painter's Guide To Studio Methods and Materials, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1983
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, http://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000
- Wikipedia: Cadmium pigments Accessed Mar 2026
- CHSOS: Spectra (Reflectance, XRF, Raman, FTIR) for Cadmium green, Kremer 44510