{"product_id":"cadmium-yellow-medium-pigment-425137650","title":"Cadmium Yellow Medium Pigment","description":"\u003cp\u003eDescription\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCadmium Yellow is a created single pigment created through a process of precipitating cadmium sulfide, producing a rich, highly saturated yellow with excellent opacity and durability. This pigment is known for its bright, warm yellow tone, extremely high chroma, and strong tinting strength. It is widely used in painting due to its smooth consistency and ability to create vivid, pure color mixtures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCadmium Yellow has exceptional lightfastness, making it highly durable for both classical and contemporary artwork. It blends seamlessly with other pigments, offering brilliant, warm hues in painting. Its opaque nature allows for strong coverage and clean, bright color mixing in oil, watercolor, and tempera applications. Compared to organic yellows such as Hansa Yellow, Cadmium Yellow provides greater opacity and a richer, more saturated tone, making it ideal for bold compositions and layering.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistory\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBright, stable yellow pigments have been sought after by artists for centuries, with early alternatives including toxic lead-based yellows and unstable organic yellows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring the early 19th century, cadmium-based pigments were first discovered as byproducts of zinc refining. In 1817, Friedrich Stromeyer identified cadmium, and by 1840, chemists had developed Cadmium Yellow (cadmium sulfide) as a pigment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Cadmium Yellow quickly gained popularity among artists, replacing hazardous lead chromate-based yellows (Chrome Yellow). It became a favored pigment among the Impressionists and later Modernist painters due to its brilliance, opacity, and superior lightfastness. Artists such as Vincent van Gogh and Henri Matisse took advantage of its vibrant intensity. In the pictured artwork 'Water Lilies' by Monet, cadmium yellow is used in thick impasto to create the rich yellows of the water lilies as well as mixed with blues such as cobalt blue and created French ultramarine to create greens and blues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy the mid-20th century, Cadmium Yellow became a standard pigment in professional artist palettes across multiple mediums, including oil, acrylic, watercolor, and tempera. While concerns about cadmium toxicity led to the development of alternatives like Arylide Yellow, Cadmium Yellow remains a preferred pigment for its unmatched depth, permanence, and performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eToday, Cadmium Yellow is carefully regulated for safety but continues to be widely used in fine art due to its historical significance and superior color properties.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Information\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePigment Type: Synthetic (Cadmium Sulfide) (CdS) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuitable Mediums: Watercolor, Oil, Tempera, Acrylic, Encaustic, Cold Wax, Casein, Milk, Swedish Flour, Lime \/ Fresco\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLightfastness: Best \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOpacity: Opaque \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOther Names: Cadmium Sulfide Yellow, Permanent Yellow, Cadmium Lemon (lighter variations) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColor Index Code: PY35\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eImage: 'Water-Lilies' by Monet from the National Gallery\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morrow Archival","offers":[{"title":"2 Grams","offer_id":47875255238878,"sku":"PS-615-0000-0002g","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 Grams","offer_id":47875255271646,"sku":"PS-615-0000-0010g","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 Grams","offer_id":47875255304414,"sku":"PS-615-0000-0020g","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50 Grams","offer_id":47875255337182,"sku":"PS-615-0000-0050g","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 Grams","offer_id":47875255369950,"sku":"PS-615-0000-0100g","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"500 Grams","offer_id":47875255402718,"sku":"PS-615-0000-0500g","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0739\/2821\/2702\/files\/39b3f121-0c61-40cc-8cbd-df9790a37aba-copy.jpg?v=1769982698","url":"https:\/\/morrowarchival.com\/products\/cadmium-yellow-medium-pigment-425137650","provider":"Morrow Archival","version":"1.0","type":"link"}