Naples yellow
| Naples Yellow | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FADA5E |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (250, 218, 94) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (48°, 62%, 98%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (88, 81, 70°) |
| Source | ISCC NBS |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Naples yellow, also called antimony yellow, is an inorganic pigment used paintings during 1700-1850.[1] Colors range from a muted, or earthy, reddish yellow pigment to a bright light yellow. It is the chemical compound lead antimonate (Pb2Sb2O7). Also known as jaune d'antimoine, it is one of the oldest synthetic pigments, dating from around 1620. The related mineral is bindheimite. However, this natural version was rarely, if ever, used as a pigment.
The mineral orpiment is the oldest yellow pigment, but Naples yellow, is the oldest clear yellow pigment of synthetic origin.[2]
It largely replaced lead-tin-yellow during the eighteenth century.
The first recorded use of Naples yellow as a color name in English was in 1738.[4] The source of this color is: Color Sample of Naples Yellow (color sample #83), ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955).
After 1800, Naples Yellow discontinued, being replaced by chrome yellow (lead chromate), cadmium sulfide, and cobalt yellow.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Synthesis, Structural Characterization and Raman Spectroscopy of the Inorganic Pigments Lead Tin Yellow Types I and II and Lead Antimonate Yellow: Their Identification on Medieval Paintings and Manuscripts". J.C.S. Dalton Transactions: 2577–2582. 1995. doi:10.1039/DT9950002577.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ "Pigments, Inorganic". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. 2006. doi:10.1002/14356007.a20_243.pub2.
{{cite encyclopedia}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ "Crystal structure of lead antimonate Pb2Sb2O7". Kristallografiya. 35: 842-p846. 1990.
{{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ Maerz and Paul. A Dictionary of Color New York: McGraw-Hill, 1930, p. 205; Color Sample of Naples Yellow: Page 43, Plate 10, Color Sample F3
Literature
- Wainwright, I.N.M., Taylor, J.M. and Harley, R.D. Lead Antimonate yellow, in Artists’ Pigments. A Handbook of Their History and Characteristics, Vol. 1: Feller, R.L. (Ed.) Oxford University Press 1986, p. 219 – 254
External links
- Naples yellow, ColourLex
- List of colors