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Cadmium green
This page presents the Spectroscopic analysis of this pigment.
The pigment has been examined using XRF spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, FTIR spectroscopy, and Reflectance Spectroscopy. These complementary techniques provide valuable insights into the pigment’s composition and structure.
This page aims to show which analytical methods are most effective for identifying this pigment in artworks and historical materials. By comparing results across different techniques, it serves as a practical reference for Heritage Science, Conservation, and Pigment Analysis.
Cadmium yellow is sometimes mixed with phthalocyanine blue to give a bright green mixture called cadmium green. It’s used in art conservation.
Manufacturer / product code: Kremer / 44510
Chemical description: mixture of barium sulfate, cadmium yellow, phthalocyanine blue
Color: green
Color Index: PW 21, PY 35, PB 15
Raman Spectroscopy 532 nm – ElviRa Spectrometer for Art
Raman Spectroscopy 532 nm (ElviRa spectrometer) Pigments-Checker Database (74045 downloads )

Raman Spectroscopy 632 nm – ElviRa Spectrometer for Art
DATABASE – Raman 632 – Pigments Checker STANDARD – powder (6814 downloads )
Raman spectroscopy 785 nm
Pigments (powder, no binder)

Raman Spectroscopy 785 nm Pigments (pure, no binder) (76697 downloads )
Pigments with acrylic binder (Pigments Checker)

Raman Spectroscopy 785 nm Pigments-Checker Database (77620 downloads )
Pure pigments (no binder, just powder)
DOWNLOAD paper: “Pigments Checker version 3.0, a handy set for conservation scientists: A free online Raman spectra database”

Raman spectroscopy 830 nm
Pigments (powder, no binder)
Raman Spectroscopy 830 nm Pigments-Checker Database (62622 downloads )
Raman spectroscopy 1064 nm
Pigments (powder, no binder)

Raman Spectroscopy 1064 nm Pigments-Checker Database (57713 downloads )
XRF spectroscopy
XRF Spectroscopy Pigments-Checker Database (88926 downloads )
DOWNLOAD previous database from Pigments Checker V.3 DOWNLOAD paper: R. Larsen, N. Coluzzi, A. Cosentino “Free XRF Spectroscopy database of Pigments Checker” Intl Journal of Conservation Science.

Reflectance Spectroscopy (200-1000 nm) – GorgiasUV Spectrometer
Reflectance Spectroscopy (200-1000 nm) (GorgiasUV) Pigments-Checker Database (92908 downloads )

Reflectance spectroscopy – Gorgias Spectrometer for Art
Reflectance Spectroscopy (350-950 nm) (Gorgias) Pigments-Checker Database (99112 downloads )
NIR Reflectance spectroscopy
NIR-Reflectance Spectroscopy (930-1690 nm) Pigments-Checker Database (88093 downloads )

FT-IR Spectroscopy (Non-invasive Diffuse Reflectance Probe)

FTIR Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy Pigments-Checker Database (78095 downloads )
FTIR non-invasive Spectroscopy Pigments (pure, no binder) Database (80588 downloads )





