cadmium yellow
Bright pigment choice
Cadmium yellow is a vivid, opaque yellow pigment made from cadmium sulfide, prized by painters for its brilliance and permanence.
It ranges from pale lemon to deep golden orange depending on formulation.
The pigment became widely available in the mid-19th century and appears in works by Monet, Van Gogh, and other Impressionists: The sunflowers were painted in thick strokes of cadmium yellow.
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