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1.  Overview     2. History of use     3. Making the pigment     4. Technical details

Brief description of Cobalt yellow:           An expensive yellow that was briefly in vogue. It is of very pure yellow color and is lightfast but has only fair hiding power.    Names for Cobalt yellow:             Pronounciation: ko • bawlt   yel • low Alternative names: Aureolin Word origin: The name "Cobalt yellow" comes from Middle High German kobolt = an underground goblin (cobalt was thought to be detrimental to silver ores). Non-English names:  German      French      Italian   Kobaltgelb (Aureolin)   jaune de cobalt (aureolin)   giallo di cobalto  Chemical name: Cobalt(II) aluminum nitrite

A painted swatch of Cobalt yellow:

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