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Table 1 Ageing conditions of paint samples. CY = cadmium yellow, FU = French Ultramarine

From: The influence of light and relative humidity on the formation of epsomite in cadmium yellow and French ultramarine modern oil paints

Paint

Substrates

Ageing conditions

Relative humidity (%)

Light conditions

CY

Oil-primed canvas and acrylic-primed canvas

~ 50

Ambient light

~ 50

Dark

75

Elevated light (high lux)

75

Near-dark (low lux)

FU

Oil-primed canvas and acrylic-primed canvas

~ 50

Ambient light

~ 50

Dark

75

Elevated light (high lux)

75

Near-dark (low lux)