cadmium red (pigment)

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Scope note
A permanent, deep red pigment containing cadmium. Earliest pigments were composed of pure cadmium sulfoselenide, first patented in Germany in 1892. Variations in the proportions of the cadmium and selenide produce as range of colors from orange to dark maroon. By 1926, cadmium reds were being co-precipitated with barium sulfate to form less expensive cadmium lithopone pigments.
cadmium red
Accepted term: 18-Nov-2024