Editing Cadmium pigments (section)

{{Short description|Class of pigments that have cadmium as one of the chemical components}}
{{Infobox color
| title    = Cadmium orange
| hex      = ED872D
| source   = <ref name="HTML">{{cite web |title=THE MOTHER OF ALL HTML COLOR CHARTS index and reference {{!}} Color World {{!}} Color, Chart, Color names |url=http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121122220449/http://tx4.us/nbs/nbs-c.htm |url-status=usurped |archive-date=22 November 2012 |website=tx4.us |access-date=11 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> Charts
| image    = Cadmiumorange- Pigment.JPG
| caption  = Orange cadmium pigment
| isccname = Strong orange
}}
{{Infobox color
| title    = Cadmium red
| hex      = E30022
| source   = ColorHexa
| image    = Kadmiumrot.JPG
| caption  = Red cadmium pigment
| isccname = Vivid reddish orange
}}
{{Infobox color
| title    = Cadmium yellow
| hex      = FFF600
| image    = Cadmiumgelb- Pigment.JPG
| caption  = Yellow cadmium pigment
| source = ColorHexa<ref>{{cite web |title=Cadmium yellow / #fff600 hex color |url=https://www.colorhexa.com/fff600 |website=ColorHexa |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref>
| isccname = Vivid greenish yellow
}}

{{Infobox color
| title    = Cadmium green
| hex      = 006B3C
| Image    = Cadmiumgreen- Pigment.JPG
| caption  = Green cadmium pigment
| isccname = Deep yellowish green
}}

'''Cadmium pigments''' are a class of [[pigment]]s that contain [[cadmium]]. Most of the cadmium produced worldwide has been for use in rechargeable [[nickel–cadmium batteries]], which have been replaced by other rechargeable nickel-chemistry cell varieties such as [[Nickel–metal hydride battery|NiMH cells]],<ref>{{cite web|title=MEPs Ban Cadmium from Power Tool Batteries and Mercury from Button Cells|date=10 October 2013|url=http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20131004IPR21519/MEPs-ban-cadmium-from-power-tool-batteries-and-mercury-from-button-cells|publisher=European Parliament}}</ref> but about half of the remaining consumption of cadmium, which is approximately {{convert|2000|t|ST}} annually, is used to produce colored cadmium pigments. The principal pigments are a family of yellow, orange and red cadmium [[sulfide]]s and [[sulfoselenide]]s, as well as compounds with other metals.<ref name=Ullmann>{{Ullmann|first1=Hugo|last1=Müller|first2=Wolfgang|last2=Müller|first3=Manfred|last3=Wehner|first4=Heike|last4=Liewald|title=Artists' Colors|doi=10.1002/14356007.a03_143.pub2}}</ref>

Cadmium is toxic to humans and other animals in very small amounts, especially when it is inhaled,  which often happens when working with powdered pigment or breathing the dust from chalk pastels.  As a result, it is not appropriate for children to use any art supplies that contain cadmium pigments.  However, because the pigments have some desirable qualities, such as [[Lightfastness|resistance to fading]], some adult artists continue to use them.