Cadmium green

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.)

Hazards and Safety

Toxic by inhalation and ingestion.

Authority

• 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