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Brief description of Cadmium yellow:           Cadmium sulfide can be made in various shades ranging from very light yellow to deep orange. It has very high hiding power and good permanence.    Names for Cadmium yellow:             Pronounciation: kad • mee • uhm   yel • low Alternative names: Aurora yellow Word origin: The name "Cadmium yellow" comes from Latin cadmia = zinc ore calamine, from Greek kadmeia = Cadmean earth, first found near Thebes, city founded by the Phoenician prince Cadmus.. Non-English names:  German      French      Italian   Cadmiumgelb   Jaune de cadmium   Giallo di cadmio  Chemical name: Cadmium(II)-sulfide and mixed crystals of ZnS . CdS, CdS . CdSe in varying proportions

A painted swatch of Cadmium yellow:

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