Mars yellow

noun

1. a medium to deep orange-yellow color.
2. a yellow pigment used in painting, artificially made from an iron hydroxide base and characterized by strong film-forming properties and permanence.

Example Sentences

Diagnosis.—Size medium; general tone of upper parts dark reddish-brown; ventral surface of tail Ochraceous-Orange; sides Mars Yellow.

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But an immediate attempt to beam Mars—yellow in the black sky—and its vicinity, produced no result.

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We have occasionally found Mars yellow mixed with orpiment, or chromate of lead, for the purpose of brightening the colour.

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Most noteworthy are aureolin, the deep and 'pale' cadmiums, lemon yellow, Mars yellow, the modern Naples yellow, the ochres, orient yellow, and raw sienna.

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They were formerly introduced by the author, and have been received under the names of Mars yellow, Mars orange, Mars red, Mars violet, and Mars brown.

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