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Chrome green refers to any of various brilliant green pigments that contain or consist of chromium compounds. One specific type is chrome oxide green, which is chromic oxide used as a pigment. Chromium compounds are also used to create chrome yellows, oranges, and greens. Pigments are intensely colored compounds used to color other materials. They are insoluble and applied as finely ground solid particles mixed with a liquid. Chrome green pigments have been in use since around 1859.123

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