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Chinese yellow

#FFB200

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Chinese yellow (#FFB200) is a mid-tone warm shade that appears across 2 master palettes in our corpus, most prominently in the work of Walter Sickert, and Edward Wadsworth and the Impressionism tradition. Master painters paired it most often with Zinnwaldite brown (#2C1608), Eerie black (#1B1B1B), and Slimy green (#299617). The combination forms a sun-bleached, daylight chord, spans a mixed temperature range, with a moderate step down in value that keeps the source forward.

Artworks Featuring This Color

Elijah the Prophet palette card
Elijah the Prophet
Nicholas Roerich · 1931
Naked Women Playing Checkers palette card
Naked Women Playing Checkers
Felix Vallotton · 1897
Ivy in Flower palette card
Ivy in Flower
Henri Matisse · 1953
The Embroidered Dark Blouse palette card
The Embroidered Dark Blouse
Henri Matisse · 1936
Self-Portrait palette card
Self-Portrait
Kazimir Malevich · 1907
Polovtsian camp palette card
Polovtsian camp
Nicholas Roerich · 1913

Master palettes

Palettes Featuring Chinese yellow

2 palettes where Chinese yellow appears prominently — one per artist.

Walter Sickert Palette 6 - Veiled Vermillion

Walter Sickert

35.9% Chinese yellow

Edward Wadsworth Palette 5 - Veiled Fawn

Edward Wadsworth

17.3% Chinese yellow

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