chrome yellow

noun

1. any of several yellow pigments in shades from lemon to deep orange, composed chiefly of chromates of lead, barium, or zinc.

chrome yellow

noun

1. any yellow pigment consisting of lead chromate mixed with lead sulphate

Word History and Origins

Origin of chrome yellow¹

First recorded in 1810–20

Example Sentences

We imagine the glorious effect when all the daffodils are nodding in the sun, bright as chrome yellow yield signs.

From Washington Post

Vincent van Gogh’s chrome yellows, some of which have started to brown, and his purples, some of which have turned blue, have been widely studied.

From New York Times

There are the products of nineteenth-century chemical innovation—viridian green, cadmium orange, and the chrome yellow with which van Gogh was infatuated but which, over time, has begun to darken his sunflowers.

From The New Yorker

So he asks Theo to send him his colors: silver, white, lemon chrome yellow, vermilion, geranium lake, carmine, Prussian blue, very light cinnabar green, orange lead, emerald green, and more.

From Literature

“The recent research helped us to understand where in the painting this type of chrome yellow is present, so we know which parts to monitor closely,” she said in an email.

From New York Times