chrome yellow is the color of a school bus.
what color is a school bus yellow or orange?
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school bus yellow is a color that was specifically formulated for use on school buses in north america in 1939. the color is now officially known in canada and the u.s. as national school bus glossy yellow and was originally called national school bus chrome. the pigment used for this color was, for a long time, the lead-containing chrome yellow.
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yellow was adopted as a standard color for north american school buses beginning in 1939. in april of that year, frank w. cyr, a professor at teachers college at columbia university in new york, organized a meeting to establish national school bus construction standards, including the adoption of a standard shade of paint. the color which became known as "school bus yellow" was selected because black lettering on that specific hue was easiest to see in the semi-darkness of early morning and late afternoon. officially, school bus yellow was designated "national school bus chrome"; following the removal of lead from the pigment, its current name is "national school bus glossy yellow".
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