Gold (color)

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Golden (#FFD700)

Gold, also called golden, is a yellowish orange color which is a representation of the color of the element gold.

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[edit] Golden (web color gold)

Golden
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Hex triplet #FFD700
RGBB (r, g, b) (255, 215, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (51°, 100%, 100%)
Source X11
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The web color gold, which is displayed at right, (which is sometimes also called orange-yellow is traditionally referred to as golden in order to distinguish it from the color metallic gold. The use of gold as a color term in traditional usage is confined to referring to the color "metallic gold" (shown below).

The first recorded use of golden as a color name in English was in the year 1300 to refer to the element gold and in 1423 to refer to blonde hair.[1]


[edit] Gold (metallic gold)

Metallic Gold
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Hex triplet #D4AF37
RGBB (r, g, b) (212, 175, 55)
HSV (h, s, v) (51°, 67%, 72%)
Source ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed a representation of the color metallic gold (the color traditionally known as gold) which is a simulation of the color of the actual metallic element gold itself—gold shade.

The source of this color is the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955), a color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps--See color sample of the color Gold (Color Sample Gold (T) #84) displayed on indicated web page: [1]

The distinctive sheen of a metallic color cannot be indicated on a computer screen as the web color display process has no mechanism for indicating metallic or fluorescent colors.

The first recorded use of gold as a color name in English was in the year 1400.[2]


[edit] Web color gold vs. metallic gold

The American Heritage® Dictionary defines the color metallic gold as: "A light olive-brown to dark yellow, or a moderate, strong to vivid yellow."

Of course, the visual sensation usually associated with the metal gold is its metallic shine. This cannot be reproduced by a simple solid color, because the shiny effect is due to the material's reflective brightness varying with the surface's angle to the light source.

This is why in art use would usually be made of a metallic paint that glitters in an approximation of real gold; a solid color like that of the cell displayed in the box to the right does not aesthetically "read" as gold. Especially in sacral art in Christian churches, real gold (in form of gold leaf) was used for rendering gold in paintings, e. g. for the halo of saints. Gold can also be woven into sheets of silk to give an east-Asian traditional look.

More recent art styles, e.g. Art Nouveau also made use of metallic, shining gold color; however, the metallic finish of such paints was added using fine aluminum powder and pigment rather than actual gold.

[edit] Metallic gold in interior design

There are three colors of Metallic Gold paint for coloring interior or exterior trim that are especially popular in San Francisco to use for trim in or on Victorian houses: Old Gold (a coppery gold color), Rich Gold (a bright metallic golden color), and Bright Gold (a yellowish gold color that looks like the color of brass). These metallic gold colors are sometimes called Byzantine Colors because of their popularity in the Byzantine Empire.

[edit] Satin sheen gold

Satin Sheen Gold
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Hex triplet #CBA135
RGBB (r, g, b) (203, 161, 53)
HSV (h, s, v) (49°, 74%, 76%)
Source Internet
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color satin sheen gold. This is the name of the color of the Starfleet command personnel uniform worn by Captain Kirk of the Starship Enterprise in the TV show Star Trek. [3]


[edit] Old gold

Main article: Old Gold
Old Gold
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Hex triplet #CFB53B
RGBB (r, g, b) (207, 181, 59)
HSV (h, s, v) (49°, 71%, 81%)
Source BF2S Color Guide
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Old gold is a dark yellow, which varies from light olive or olive brown to deep or strong yellow. The widely-accepted color "Old Gold" is on the darker rather than the lighter side of this range.

The first recorded use of old gold as a color name in English was in the early 1800s (exact year uncertain). [4]

Old Gold and Black are the team colors of Purdue University Boilermakers intercollegiate sports teams. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets wear White and Old Gold.

[edit] Pale gold

Pale Gold
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Hex triplet #E6BE8A
RGBB (r, g, b) (230, 190, 138)
HSV (h, s, v) (50°, 47%, 82%)
Source Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color pale gold is displayed at right.

This is the color called gold in Crayola crayons since 1958.

[edit] Golden poppy

Golden Poppy
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Hex triplet #FCC200
RGBB (r, g, b) (252, 194, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (47°, 98%, 97%)
Source Floral
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Golden poppy is a shade of golden that is the color of the California poppy-- the official state flower of California--the Golden State.

The first recorded use of golden poppy as a color name in English was in 1927. [5]

The source of this color is a color sample taken from the Wikipedia article on the California poppy.

[edit] Sunglow

Sunglow
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Hex triplet #FFCC33
RGBB (r, g, b) (255, 204, 51)
HSV (h, s, v) (50°, 99%, 98%)
Source Crayola
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color sunglow is displayed at right.

This is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1990. It is also called “MU Gold” by the University of Missouri and is used as the official school color along with black.[6]

[edit] Golden yellow

Golden yellow
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Hex triplet #FFDF00
RGBB (r, g, b) (255, 223, 0)
HSV (h, s, v) (52.5°, 100%, 100%)
Source Chromas/Achromas
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Golden yellow is the color halfway between amber and yellow. It is a color that is 87.5% yellow and 12.5% red.

The first recorded use of golden yellow as a color name in English was in the year 1597. [7]

[edit] Golden brown

Golden brown
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Hex triplet #996515
RGBB (r, g, b) (153, 101, 21)
HSV (h, s, v) (51°, 37%, 47%)
Source ISCC-NBS
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

At right is displayed the color golden brown.

The first recorded use of golden brown as a color name in English was in the year 1891. [8]

Source of color: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)--Color Sample of golden brown (color sample #74)(matches color called golden brown in A Dictionary of Colorby Maerz and Paul):

[edit] Golden in nature

Protista

Plants

Animals

[edit] Shades of golden color comparison chart

The purpose of the color comparison chart is, by arranging the shades of a particular color in approximate order from lightest at the top to most saturated in the middle to darkest at the bottom, to allow the Wikipedia user to more easily choose a color they may need for a particular use. Having the colors arranged by shade rather than alphabetically makes it easier to do this.

  • Old Lace (web color) (Hex: #FFA6C9) (RGB: 245, 245, 220)
  • Linen (web color) (Hex: #FAF0E6) (RGB: 250, 240, 230)
  • Cornsilk (web color) (Hex: #FFF8DC) (RGB: 255, 248, 220)
  • Beige (web color) (Hex: #F5F5DC) (RGB: 245, 245, 220)
  • Cream (Hex: #FFFDD0) (RGB: 255, 253, 208)
  • Lemon Cream (web color) (Hex: #FFFACD) (RGB: 255, 250, 205)
  • Pale Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #EEE8AA) (RGB: 238, 232, 170)
  • Wheat (web color) (Hex: #F5DEB3) (RGB: 245, 222, 179)
  • Dandelion (Crayola) (Hex: #FED85D) (RGB: 254, 216, 93)
  • Mustard (Hex: #FFDB58) (RGB: 255, 219, 88)
  • Medium Goldenrod (Crayola Goldenrod) (Hex: #FCD667) (RGB: 252, 214, 103)
  • Corn (Hex: #FBEC5D) (RGB: 251, 236, 93)
  • Lemon Yellow (Lemon) Hex: #FDE910) (RGB: 253, 233, 16)
  • Golden Yellow (Hex: #FFDF00) (RGB: 255, 223, 0)
  • School bus yellow (Hex: #FFD800) (RGB: 255, 216, 0)
  • GOLDEN (web color Gold) (Hex: #FFD700) (RGB: 255, 215, 0)
  • Sunglow (Crayola) (Hex: #FFCC33) (RGB: 255, 204, 51)
  • Tangerine Yellow (Hex: #FFCC00) (RGB: 255, 204, 0)
  • Saffron (Hex: #F4C430) (RGB: 244, 196, 48)
  • Golden Poppy (Hex: #FCC200) (RGB: 252, 194, 0)
  • Amber (Hex: #FFBF00) (RGB: 255, 191, 0)
  • Selective Yellow]] (Hex: #FFBA00) (RGB: 255, 186, 0)
  • Macaroni and Cheese (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB79B) (RGB: 255, 185, 123)
  • Sandy Brown (web color) (Hex: #F4A460) (RGB: 244, 164, 96)
  • Desert Sand (Crayola) (Hex: #EDC9AF) (RGB: 237, 201, 175)
  • Pale Gold (Crayola Gold) (Hex: #E6BE8A) (RGB: 230, 190, 138)
  • Brass (Hex: #C3A368) (RGB: 195, 163, 104)
  • Old Gold (Hex: #CFB53B) (RGB: 207, 181, 59)
  • Metallic Gold (Hex: #D4AF37) (RGB: 212, 175, 55)
  • Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #DAA520) (RGB: 218, 165, 32)
  • Peru (web color) (Hex: #CD853F) (RGB: 205, 133, 63)
  • Rose Gold (Hex: #B76E79) (RGB: 183, 110, 121)
  • Ochre (Hex: #CC7722) (RGB: 204, 119, 34)
  • Dark Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #b8860B) (RGB: 184, 134, 11)
  • Sandy Taupe (Hex: #967117) (RGB: 150, 113, 23)
  • Golden Brown (Hex: #996515) (RGB: 153, 101, 21)
  • Raw Umber (Hex: #734A12) (RGB: 115, 74, 18)

[edit] Golden in human culture

Alcoholic Beverages

Architecture

Art

Awards

  • The highest award for achievement in many fields is called the Gold medal.

Business

Cosmetology

  • Blonde hair in women (or sometimes men) is sometimes referred to poetically as golden. It is estimated by geneticists that the gene for blond hair originated about 3000 BC in the area now known as Lithuania among the recently arrived Aryan (Proto-Indo-European) settlers of the area (Lithuania is still the country that has the highest percentage of people with blonde hair); it is thought the gene spread quickly through sexual selection into Scandinavia when that area was settled because men found women with blond hair attractive.[9][10]

Culture

  • A past era during which the highest quality art was produced or in mythology during which humans were believed to have lived a Utopian lifestyle, is called a golden age.

Drugs

Education

  • In K-12 education, when students do well on an assignment, the teacher sometimes gives them a gold star by their name on the classroom bulletin board.

Exploration

Fables

Film

Food

Gemstones

Genetic engineering

Geography

Gerontology

History

Interior Design

  • Golden represents the warmth of the sun, and because of this it is the favorite color for painting kitchens because many feel that having their breakfast and morning coffee in a golden kitchen gives them the energy they need to start the day.
  • Golden is a warm color that can both provide not only a bright and cheerful feeling but also a somber, traditional, and religious aura. Golden tends to go well with earth colors, but it can also enrich a palette of red or burgundy.

Law

Legends

Literature

Marriage

  • The 50th wedding anniversary is called the Golden Anniversary and one is expected to give gifts made of gold to a couple celebrating that anniversary. By extension, the 50th anniversary of any important event is called the golden jubilee.

Music

Mythology

Nazi Germany

Panelology

Parapsychology

Philosophy

Politics

Professions

  • A person who attains notoriety at a young age in a their chosen profession is called a golden boy or a golden girl.

Religion

Role playing games

School colors Schools which use gold as a school color include:

Sorority colors Sororities which use gold as a school color include:

Sports

State Decorations

Surnames

Vexillology

  • Germany and Belgium are the only nations that use the color golden in their flags.
  • The Holy Roman Empire, which existed from 800 to 1806, had a golden flag with a black single-headed Imperial Eagle on the field, the origin of the use of the color golden in the German and Belgian flags.
  • The Byzantine Empire from 1261 until its collapse in 1453 had a flag that had a black double-headed eagle on a field of golden. This flag is still used today as the flag of the Mount Athos autonomous region in Greece. (The flag is depicted in the Wikipedia articles as having a background of yellow, but it is more usually depicted as having a background of golden.)
  • The Hispanic Flag is an ethnic flag that is golden and purple on a white background. (This flag is sometimes also called the Flag of the Americas when used on a non-ethnic basis to symbolically represent the combined geographical area of North America and South America together.): [3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195
  2. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195
  3. ^ Dillard, J.M. Star Trek: The Lost Years New York:1989 Pocket Books Page 17
  4. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Old Gold Page 51 Plate 14 Color Sample K5
  5. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample: golden poppy Page 41 Plate 9 Color Sample L12
  6. ^ http://webcom.missouri.edu/policy/logo-guidelines.php
  7. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195; Color sample of golden yellow: Page 43--Plate 10 Color Sample L7
  8. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195; Color sample of golden brown: Page 51--Plate 14 Color Sample F12
  9. ^ Cavalli-Sforza, L. Luca; Menozzi, Paolo; and Piazza Alberto The History and Geography of Human Genes Princeton, New Jersey: 1994 Princeton University Press Page 266
  10. ^ Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
  11. ^ Calderon’s Offensive Against Drug Cartels—Washington Post Sunday, July 8, 2007 Page A15:
  12. ^ National Geographic magazine, August 2006, page 31
  13. ^ Gudde, Erwin G. California Place Names (2004) University of California Press, London, England. ISBN 0-520-24217-3.
  14. ^ Bharati, Agehananda The Tantric Tradition New York:1965 Samuel Weiser Page 62
  15. ^ Suvarnadvipa and the Chryse Chersonesos by W. J. van der Meulen Indonesia, Vol. 18, Oct., 1974 (Oct., 1974), pp. 1-40 doi:10.2307/3350691:
  16. ^ Satrapi, Marjane Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood New York:2003 Pantheon (Random House) ISBN 0-375-42230-7 Page 83
  17. ^ Norwich, John Julius Byzantium:The Early Centuries (Volume I of three volume History of the Byzantine Empire) New York:2001 Alfred A. Knopf Page 301
  18. ^ Powell, A.E. The Solar System (A complete outline of the Theosophical scheme of evolution) Wheaton, Illinois:1930 Theosophical Press Page 228
  19. ^ Swami Panchadasi The Human Aura: Astral Colors and Thought Forms Des Plaines, Illinois, USA:1912--Yogi Publications Society Page 34
  20. ^ Oslie, Pamalie Life Colors: What the Colors in Your Aura Reveal Novato, California:2000--New World Library Golden Auras: Page 341
  21. ^ Arthur E. Powell The Astral Body and Other Astral Phenomenon Wheaton, Illinois:1927—Theosophical Publishing House Page 12

[edit] See also

  Shades of yellow  
Amber Apricot Beige Buff Chartreuse yellow Corn Cream Dark Goldenrod Ecru Flax Gamboge Golden Goldenrod Golden poppy Golden yellow
                             
Green-yellow Khaki Lemon Lemon Chiffon Lime Metallic Gold Mustard Navajo white Old Gold Olive Papaya whip Peach-yellow Pear Saffron School bus yellow
                             
Selective yellow Tangerine yellow Yellow
     
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