Pigments through the Ages

              
/ le • mon   yel • low /
Lemon yellow
 		  
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use		  
  3. Making the
pigment		  
  4. Technical
details		  
  
  Brief description of Lemon yellow:   
       A stable yellow with low hiding power. 

  Names for Lemon yellow:   
        
Pronounciation:
le • mon   yel • low
Alternative names:
Steinbühl yellow, barium yellow, yellow ultramarine
Non-English names:
 German  
  
 French  
  
 Italian 
 Barytgelb 
 n/a 
 n/a 
Chemical name:
Barium chromate

  

  Source of Lemon yellow:   
        


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