Color Swatch created using heavy application/medium application/50% tint and was applied on acrylic primed canvas (7 oz) material.
This color contains the following pigments:
PY31—Barium Yellow
Pigment Type
inorganic
Chemical Name
barium chromate
Chemical Formula
BaK2(CrO4)2
Properties
Barium chromate is a transparent greenish-yellow pigment with low tinting strngth.
Permanence
Barium chromate has excellent lightfastness. It may turn slightly greenish in oil paints.
Toxicity
Hexavalent chromium compounds are irritants and corrosive. Barium chromate is a human carcinogen. Soluble barium salts are poisonous when ingested. Chromate salts are suspected human carcinogens.
History
Invented in 1807, Barium Yellow was first used by artists around 1830.
Alternate Names
Barium Chromate, Lemon Yellow, Baryte Yellow.