Gamboge (source code)

= Gamboge
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<Gamboge> is a yellow gum-resin material obtained from certain plants and historically used as a pigment. It contains a mixture of organic constituents rather than one pure yellow molecule.

Its color and interaction with a binder depend on that composition and on particle dispersion. Distinguishing a natural colorant material from an isolated chemical compound is important when interpreting historical pigment descriptions.