Mars yellow (pigment)

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Scope note
Synthetically prepared yellow iron oxide pigment having a medium to deep yellow color with good tinting strength. It is permanent, inexpensive, has good-film forming properties, acts as a drier for oil paints, and used extensively in the paint industry to produce cream tints with titanium dioxide.
Mars yellow
Accepted term: 03-Feb-2025