making jonquil yellow is by simply mixing with a little green about forty times the quantity of yellow.
Gamboge. This is an artist's color. It is a gum resin, is somewhat fugitive, and is useless for the purpose of the house painter.
Gold. To obtain the color known as gold, white lead may be tinted with five parts of golden or yellow ochre and one part of vermilion, or a mixture of light chrome yellow. French ochre and vermilion may be used instead to tint the white lead. The quantity of yellow used should be considerably more than the ochre.
Hay Color. French ochre, medium chrome yellow and lamp black used as tinting color for white lead will give a hay color, or raw Italian sienna and lamp black may be employed if desired.
Ivory. The addition of a very little medium chrome yellow to white lead produces this tint, or a very little golden ochre may be used. Another way is to tint white very slightly with middle chrome and a touch of black.
Leghorn. This is a pale yellow shade, which is obtained by mixing white and medium chrome yellow in about equal proportions.
Lemon. For this color, lemon chrome yellow is used alone, but the tint may be made by using white lead for a base and adding medium chrome yellow until the desired tint is obtained. The tint that is usually preferred is obtained by mixing five parts of chrome to two parts of white lead, and adding a little green. However, lemon chrome yellow purchased ready made is the best.
Light Buff. A little yellow ochre added to white lead gives a good buff color, the tint varying with the quantity of ochre.
Light Stone. Tint white lead with French ochre and lamp black.
Lemon Yellow. This is also called lemon chrome, and is the palest shade of lemon chrome yellow. It is very useful
