Difference between revisions of "Lemon yellow"
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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | An unstandardized pigment name that is more associated with the color hue. Lemon yellow may contain one or more of the following yellow pigments: [ | + | An unstandardized pigment name that is more associated with the color hue. Lemon yellow may contain one or more of the following yellow pigments: [[barium chromate]], [[strontium chromate]], [[zinc chromate]]. The name has also been used for yellow organic colorants. Lemon yellow was also called as ultramarine yellow. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 12:25, 21 January 2014
Description
An unstandardized pigment name that is more associated with the color hue. Lemon yellow may contain one or more of the following yellow pigments: Barium chromate, Strontium chromate, Zinc chromate. The name has also been used for yellow organic colorants. Lemon yellow was also called as ultramarine yellow.
Synonyms and Related Terms
ultramarine yellow; zinc chromate; barium chromate; strontium chromate; amarillo limón (Esp.); jaune citron (Fr.); amarelo limão (Port.)
Hazards and Safety
Human carcinogen. Skin contact may cause allergies. Acute ingestion may cause fatal chromium poisoning. Chronic inhalation may cause lung cancer and respiratory irritation. Combustible.
Authority
- R. J. Gettens, G.L. Stout, Painting Materials, A Short Encyclopaedia, Dover Publications, New York, 1966
- Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)
- Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979
- R.D. Harley, Artists' Pigments c. 1600-1835, Butterworth Scientific, London, 1982
- Website address 1 Comment: Pigments Through the Ages - http://webexhibits.org/pigments/indiv/overview/leadwhite.html = barium yellow