Which chemical element forms compounds which are typically intensely colored?

zinc
lithium
chromium
vanadium
The name of chromium means colour in Greek. Its compounds are used as pigments, including chrome yellow which had been used to paint school buses and chromium oxides used as a green color in glassmaking. Natural rubies are colored red due to chromium ions.
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zinc
lithium
chromium
vanadium
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flagBelarus
7%
7%
76%
5%
39
flagGreece
12%
12%
67%
6%
31
flagUkraine
17%
12%
55%
13%
227
flagRussia
17%
12%
55%
12%
164
flagIndia
11%
17%
53%
15%
924
flagAustralia
15%
17%
53%
12%
113
flagMalaysia
9%
16%
53%
20%
43
flagPakistan
13%
11%
52%
21%
102
flagNigeria
9%
20%
50%
17%
126
flagSingapore
14%
11%
50%
23%
34
flagUnknown
13%
16%
48%
20%
43
flagSwitzerland
15%
26%
47%
10%
69
flagPoland
22%
16%
45%
15%
15285
flagthe United States
18%
21%
44%
13%
772
flagGermany
11%
26%
43%
17%
1129
flagCanada
17%
23%
41%
17%
80
flagthe United Kingdom
14%
20%
40%
22%
362
flagAustria
11%
23%
39%
22%
168
flagGhana
28%
12%
37%
21%
32
flagthe Philippines
35%
15%
35%
12%
88