cadmium yellow
noun
1
: a pigment consisting of cadmium sulfide and barium sulfate with or without zinc sulfide and varying in hue from lemon yellow to orange
called also in its orange hues cadmium orange
2
: a strong orange that is yellower and paler than pumpkin, yellower, less strong, and slightly lighter than cadmium orange and yellower and paler than mandarin orange
called also aurora yellow, daffodil yellow, nasturtium yellow, orient yellow, radiant yellow
Word History
First Known Use
1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1