Yellow pigments

Description

Yellow is a color produced by light having a spectrum dominated by energy with a wavelength of about 560–590nm. Yellow is considered a secondary color in the RGB additive color system and a primary color in the traditional RYB color wheel. It is represented by the following color coordinates:

- Hex triplet:  # FFFF00 

- RGB: (255, 255, 0); CMYK (0, 0, 0, 100) 

- HSV: (%)

Examples of inorganic yellow pigments:

- earth colors (raw umber, goethite, limonite, ocher).

- oxides (litharge).

- sulfides (orpiment, cadmium sulfide).

- chromates (zinc chromate, strontium chromate, barium chromate, lead chromate).

- other (cobalt yellow, Naples yellow).

Examples of organic yellow pigments:

- animal (Indian yellow).

- vegetable (saffron, gamboge, weld, luteolin, xanthin, quercitron, Persian berries).

- synthetic (Hansa, diazo dyes).

Synonyms and Related Terms

gul (Dan., Sven.); Gelb (Deut.); amarillo (Esp.); pigments jaunes (Fr.); giallo (It.); flavus (Lat.); geel (Ned.); amarelo (Port.); pigmentos amarelos (Port.)

Authority

• Ralph Mayer, A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques, Harper and Row Publishers, New York, 1969 (also 1945 printing)

• The Dictionary of Art, Grove's Dictionaries Inc., New York, 1996 Comment: "Pigments"