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Gamboge

Named after a place
“a deep yellow-orange, after the resin's main historical source”
Where it comes from
from Cambodia (the old European name 'Gambogia')
Fun Fact
Gamboge is a resin-based pigment once tapped from trees in Southeast Asia, and the color's name is a direct corruption of the country it was most associated with.
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