Cadmium barium red

Cadmium barium red

Description

Cadmium barium red at 100x; normal and UV light

A red cadmium pigment co-precipitated on Barium sulfate. Also called cadmium lithopone reds, these pigments were first used in 1926. Cadmium barium red is a permanent color that has poorer hiding power and lower tinting strength than pure cadmium red pigment.

See Cadmium sulfide.

Synonyms and Related Terms

cadmium red lithopone (AAT); Pigment Red 108:1; CI 77202:1; rosso di cadmio e bario (It.); vermelho de cádmio e bário (Port.)cadmium lithopone red; cadmopone

Raman (MFA)

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Risks

• Toxic by inhalation and ingestion.
• Carcinogen.
• Gamblin Colors: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

• Composition = CdS, CdSe

Resources and Citations

• I. Fiedler , M. Bayard, "Cadmium yellows, oranges and reds", Artists Pigments, Volume 1, R. Feller (ed.), Cambridge University Press: Cambridge, 1986.

• M. Doerner, The Materials of the Artist, Harcourt, Brace & Co., 1934

• Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979

• Monona Rossol, The Artist's Complete Health and Safety Guide, Allworth Press, New York, 1994

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000