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Yellow Chinese history has a strong link with the colour yellow, it was one of the five elemental colours and yellow represented earth and life giving of the sun. Starting with the Tang Dynasty Chinese Emperors were said to have painted the roofs of their properties in yellow to denote royalty and only the Emperor could wear yellow clothing. sun, gold, blond, happiness
Mustard Jar ® B4542Q
The brightest andmost expensive yellow pigment came fromSaffron. However due to the fragile nature of the flowers (they can only be harvested before the sun has risen), alternative sources for yellow were used. Many were toxic, unstable when mixed with other pigments, or eventually faded. Indian Yellow was made using the urine of under nourished cows, only fed onmango leaves and had a distinct smell.
Gamboge has a laxative effect and workers processing the pigment at Winsor and Newton had to rush to the toilet every hour. Orpiment was highly poisonous as was Chrome Yellow, it contained high levels of poisonous lead. Van Gogh used the pigment to paint themasterpiece Sunflowers. Over time the yellow has now faded. Yellow is the colour of the sun: it represents light and heat and happiness. The colour yellow is plentiful in nature and it can be seen
in flowers, in fruit, (bananas, pineapples, lemons - all grown in a warmclimate hence a tropical link), and in insects and birds. Yellow is regarded as uplifting, it is often used in children’s classrooms or in areas of creativity.
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Darker tones of yellow such as Neo Classical 4 and B9501J Neo Classical 5 can also be described as mustard or gold and feature in the Crown Trade Historic Palette. Brighter, lighter shades of yellow are gentle, fresh and look striking against a dark
grey or sludgy blue background when used as an accent colour. Many creams; Parsonage Cream B8770Q and C4850R come from the yellow family and are very popular paint colours because of their versatility.
B8770Q Parsonage Cream
B6582R
B3604L
B4402T
C0691F Buttercup
B1433R Golden Rapture
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