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
6%
6%
75%
6%
44
flagGreece
12%
12%
67%
6%
31
flagRussia
15%
12%
58%
11%
188
flagUkraine
17%
12%
56%
13%
228
flagIndia
11%
17%
53%
15%
926
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
flagSwitzerland
17%
24%
48%
8%
79
flagUnknown
13%
16%
48%
20%
43
flagthe United States
18%
21%
46%
12%
812
flagPoland
22%
16%
45%
15%
15559
flagGermany
11%
25%
43%
17%
1204
flagthe United Kingdom
14%
19%
42%
21%
375
flagCanada
17%
23%
41%
17%
80
flagGhana
25%
11%
40%
22%
35
flagAustria
12%
24%
39%
22%
174
flagthe Philippines
35%
15%
35%
12%
88