Cadmium barium yellow

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Description

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

See Cadmium sulfide.

Synonyms and Related Terms

Pigment Yellow 35; giallo di cadmio e bario (It.); amarelo de cádmio e bário (Port.)

Raman

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Risks

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

Resources and Citations

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