cadmium yellow
nounDefinition of cadmium yellow
1
: a pigment consisting of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate with or without zinc sulfide and varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange
— called also in its orange hues cadmium orange
2
: a strong orange that is yellower and paler than pumpkin, yellower, less strong, and slightly lighter than cadmium orange and yellower and paler than mandarin orange
— called also aurora yellow, daffodil yellow, nasturtium yellow, orient yellow, radiant yellow
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