Recent Examples on the WebChrome Yellow, the pigment made from lead chromate, was a particular favorite of the Impressionists and Post-Impressionists like Pierre-Auguste Renoir and Camille Pissarro.—Stephanie Demarco, Discover Magazine, 18 May 2021 To hasten this process, which can cause 10 to 15 percent of the root to be wasted, processors add lead chromate, an industrial yellow pigment commonly used to color toys and furniture.—Laura Reiley, Washington Post, 28 Sep. 2019 Turner believes these are the traces of lead chromate, a compound manufacturers added to plastics decades ago to give them a vibrant yellow or red coloration.—Rob Arnold, National Geographic, 16 Aug. 2019
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