Titanium Yellow

Titanium yellow

Titanium yellow is a yellow pigment with the chemical composition NiO·Sb2O3·20TiO2. It is considered a complex inorganic color pigment (CICP), formerly known as a mixed phase metal oxide. The pigment has a rutile crystal lattice, with 2–5% of titanium ions replaced with nickel(II) and 9–12% of them replaced with antimony(III).

Titanium

Titanium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ti and atomic number 22. Found in nature only as an oxide, it can be reduced to produce a lustrous transition metal with a silver color, low density, and high strength that is resistant to corrosion in sea water, aqua regia, and chlorine.

Yellow

Yellow is a color between green and orange on the spectrum of light. It is evoked by light with a dominant wavelength of roughly 575–585 nm. It is a primary color in subtractive color systems, used in painting or color printing. In the RGB color model, used to create colors on television and computer screens, yellow is a secondary color made by combining red and green at equal intensity. Carotenoids give the characteristic yellow color to autumn leaves, corn, canaries, daffodils, and lemons, as well as egg yolks, buttercups, and bananas. They absorb light energy and protect plants from photo damage in some cases. Sunlight has a slight yellowish hue when the Sun is near the horizon, due to atmospheric scattering of shorter wavelengths.

titanium

Noun

1. A chemical element (symbol Ti), atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.
2. An atom of this element.

yellow

Noun

1. The color of sunflower petals and lemons; the color obtained by mixing green and red light, or by subtracting blue from white light; the color evoked by light of wavelength around 580 nm; one of the three primary colors in subtractive color systems.
2. The middle light in a set of three traffic lights, the lighting of which indicates that drivers should stop short of the intersection if it is safe to do so.

Adjective

1. Of a yellow hue.
2. Lacking courage.