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Aureolin
What color is Aureolin?
Aureolin is a vivid yellow color that is sometimes used as a pigment in painting.
It is also known as cobalt yellow because it is made from potassium cobaltinitrite.
Its color index name is PY40 and its hex code is #FDEE00.
Aureolin belongs to the yellow color family, and it has high lightness and high saturation.
It is a warm color, meaning that it evokes feelings of energy, happiness, and optimism.
This color often associated with the brilliance and warmth of the sun, as well as gold, honey, and flowers.
Aureolin was first made in 1831 by Nikolaus Wolfgang Fischer in Breslau, and it was introduced as an artists' pigment in 1852 by Edouard Saint-Evre.
It is a transparent, lightly staining, light valued, intense medium yellow pigment.
It is a rather expensive pigment and sold by several manufacturers of oil paints and watercolors.
This color can be used to create beautiful color combinations with complementary, analogous, split complementary, triadic, or tetradic colors.
Aureolin is a color that can brighten up any artwork or design with its cheerful and radiant hue.
It can also be used to create contrast and harmony with other colors.
Aureolin is a color that can inspire creativity, joy, and positivity.
Example of the palette with the Aureolin color
![Palette with colors: Caput mortuum, Pale mauve and Aureolin Picture with primary colors of Caput mortuum, Pale mauve, Aureolin, Harvest Gold and Smoky black](/images/aureolin/woman-with-a-flower-crown-on-her-head.webp)
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Example of the palette with the Aureolin color
![Palette with colors: Bulgarian rose, Aureolin and Rosy Brown Picture with primary colors of Bulgarian rose, Aureolin, Rosy Brown, Antique White and Pang](/images/aureolin/woman-in-a-yellow-i9f0e314d5e.webp)
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What are the examples of Aureolin color in everyday life?
Example of the palette with the Aureolin color
![Palette with colors: Dark jungle green, Aureolin and Pale robin egg blue Picture with primary colors of Dark jungle green, Aureolin, Pale robin egg blue, Ruddy pink and Heart Gold](/images/aureolin/aureolin-color-man-in-a-green-suit.webp)
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