chrome yellow

noun

|Updated on: 14 Jun 2018

Definition of chrome yellow

: a yellow pigment consisting essentially of neutral lead chromate PbCrO₄

Recent Examples of chrome yellow from the Web

Rooftops, pennants, pediments, columns, and banners, in flaming shades of magenta, vermilion, chrome yellow, and aqua, as if King Arthur’s Court and Ringling Brothers joined forces and spent too much time in the sun.

— alexandra lange, Curbed, "Lessons from LA’s 1984 Summer Olympics," 17 May 2018
The colors are what everyone remembers: magenta, as previously seen in Mexico City, plus vermilion, aqua and chrome yellow.

— alexandra lange, Curbed, "Lessons from LA’s 1984 Summer Olympics," 17 May 2018

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