chrome yellow

noun

A natural yellow pigment derived from lead(II) chromate.

“Vincent van Gogh used chrome yellow in many of his paintings.”

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Leipzig yellow
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Meanings

nounchrome yellow (countable and uncountable, plural chrome yellows)

plural chrome yellows

  1. countableuncountableA natural yellow pigment derived from lead(II) chromate.

    Vincent van Gogh used chrome yellow in many of his paintings.

    1 more example

    These dully schematic yet sentimental misfortunes surround Van Gogh's “Sower”. He ploughs on, figure accentuated in deep impasto, across a field cast in blue shadow, chrome yellow corn merging with the sun.

    2025 September 13, Jackie Wullschläger, “Portal to an abstract future or dry dead end?”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 15

    Synonyms: Leipzig yellow

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA natural yellow pigment derived from lead(II) chromate.

Similar
Leipzig yellow
Also see
leipzig yellow

Translations

German Chromgelb, Parisergelb
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APA

chrome yellow. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chrome%20yellow

MLA

“chrome yellow.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chrome%20yellow. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chrome yellow,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chrome%20yellow.

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