viridian
noun
vi·rid·i·an
və-ˈri-dē-ən 
: a chrome green pigment that is a hydrated oxide of chromium
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In 2010, scientists analyzed the composition of the 1893 and 1910 versions of The Scream and found the pigments used included cadmium yellow, vermillion, ultramarine, and viridian, all common in the 19th century.
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 May 2020
Frostbitten weeds poked from the hardpack, all granularity leeched from the countryside, the icy, angular topography distilled to surfaces shaded cobalt, steel and viridian set against a saffron sky.
—Matt Peckham, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2014
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Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 21 May 2020
Frostbitten weeds poked from the hardpack, all granularity leeched from the countryside, the icy, angular topography distilled to surfaces shaded cobalt, steel and viridian set against a saffron sky.
—Matt Peckham, WIRED, 3 Oct. 2014
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“Viridian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/viridian. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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