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Colours of printing and ink

Inks for books, banknotes, posters and packaging.

#FFFF00 Yellow A primary colour between green and orange, seen in sunlight, leaves, and pigmentsBasic colour · 🇫🇷 France +5

Yellow Tartrazine A synthetic lemon yellow dye widely used in food, cosmetics and medicinesDye

#E49B0F Gamboge A strong yellow pigment tapped from Southeast Asian treesPigment · 🇰🇭 Cambodia +5

Yellow Cadmium sulfide A bright yellow pigment and semiconductor compound made from cadmium and sulfurPigment

Yellow Strontium chromate A yellow pigment and corrosion inhibitor made from strontium and chromium compoundsPigment #E9D66B Arylide yellow A family of semi-transparent yellow pigments used in art and industryPigment · 🇩🇪 Germany +1 #FADA5E Stil de grain yellow A yellow pigment made from buckthorn berries, once known as 'pink' or 'sap green'Pigment · 🇫🇷 France +2 Yellow Pigment Yellow 13 A synthetic yellow pigment from the diarylide family used in printing inksPigment

#DAA520 Goldenrod A strong yellow named for the goldenrod flowerNamed shade Yellow Pigment Yellow 74 A yellow-green azo pigment used in inks, paints, and tattoo coloursPigment · 🇮🇹 Italy Yellow Pigment Yellow 83 A reddish-yellow diarylide pigment used in inks and plasticsPigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 97 A synthetic yellow pigment valued for its high fastness and stabilityPigment

Yellow Benzimidazolone pigments A group of strong, lightfast yellow, orange, and red synthetic pigmentsPigment Yellow Diarylide pigment A family of yellow organic pigments widely used in printing inksPigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 16 A synthetic yellow pigment used in paints and printing inksPigment Yellow Pigment Yellow 14 A diarylide yellow pigment used in packaging and textile printingPigment #FFEF00 Canary yellow A bright yellow named after the canary bird and used as a printing primaryNamed shade

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Gamboge: Maša Sinreih in Valentina Vivod, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Goldenrod: Huw Williams ( Huwmanbeing ), Public domain, source
Strontium chromate: Quatrostein, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Cadmium sulfide: Marco Almbauer, Public domain, source
Tartrazine: Buli, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Benzimidazolone pigments: Hardcoreraveman, Public domain, source
Yellow: Mark Robinson, CC BY 2.0, source

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