Gold (color)

The web color gold is sometimes referred to as golden to distinguish it from the color metallic gold. The use of gold as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color "metallic gold" (shown below).

For the element, see Gold.

Gold (golden)
 
Common connotations
First place in a competition, wealth
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FFD700
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(255, 215, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v)(51°, 100%, 100%)
SourceX11
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Gold, also called golden, is a color.

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

Metallic gold, such as in paint, is often called goldtone or gold tone. In heraldry, the French word or is used.[2] In model building, the color gold is different from brass. A shiny or metallic silvertone object can be painted with transparent yellow to obtain goldtone, something often done with Christmas decorations.

Metallic gold

Gold (metallic gold)
Metallic gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#D4AF37
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(212, 175, 55)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(18, 28, 94, 1)
HSV       (h, s, v)(46°, 74%, 83%)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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:[3]

The first recorded use of gold as a color name in English was in the year 1400.[1]

Web color gold vs. metallic gold
Metallic by nature.

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, a metallic paint that glitters in an approximation of real gold would be used; a solid color like that of the cell displayed in the adjacent box does not aesthetically "read" as gold. Especially in sacral art in Christian churches, real gold (as 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 a metallic, shining gold; however, the metallic finish of such paints was added using fine aluminum powder and pigment rather than actual gold.

Shades

Old gold
Main article: Old gold
Old gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#CFB53B
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(207, 181, 59)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 13, 71, 19)
HSV       (h, s, v)(49°, 71%, 81%)
Source/Maerz and Paul[4]
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Old gold is a dark yellow, which varies from heavy 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 19th century (exact year uncertain).[5] The official colors of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Inc., founded on December 4th, 1906 are black and old gold. The Delta Sigma Pi fraternity, founded in November 7, 1907, official colors are designated royal purple and old gold. The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity's colors are garnet and old gold.

Maroon and old gold are the colors of Texas State University's intercollegiate sports teams. Old Gold and black are the team colors of Purdue University Boilermakers intercollegiate sports teams. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets formerly wore white and old gold (now called Tech Gold). The Wake Forest Demon Deacons, UCF Knights, and Vanderbilt Commodores wear old gold and black. The New Orleans Saints list their official team colors as black, old gold and white.

Golden yellow
Golden yellow as a quaternary color on the RYB color wheel
  yellow
  golden yellow
  amber
Golden yellow
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FFDF00
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(255, 223, 0)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 12, 100, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v)(52.5°, 100%, 100%)
Source/Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Golden yellow is the color halfway between amber and yellow on the RGB color wheel. 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.[6]

Golden Yellow is one of the colors of the United States Air Force, along with Ultramarine Blue.[7]

Golden poppy
Golden poppy
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FCC200
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(252, 194, 0)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 3, 100, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v)(47°, 98%, 97%)
Source/Maerz and Paul
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Golden poppy is a tone of gold that is the color of the California poppy—the official state flower of California—the Golden State.

California poppy

The first recorded use of golden poppy as a color name in English was in 1927.[8]

Arizona State University (ASU) Gold
ASU Gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FFC627
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(255, 198, 39)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 21, 88, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v)(44°, 85%, 100%)
Source ASU Brand Guide
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Gold is the oldest color associated with Arizona State University and dates back to 1896 when the school was named the Tempe Normal School.[9] Gold signifies the "golden promise" of ASU. Gold also signifies the sunshine Arizona is famous for, including the power of the sun and its influence on the climate and the economy. The student section, known as The Inferno, wears gold on game days.

University of Southern California (USC) Gold
USC Gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FFCC00
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(255, 204, 0)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 27, 100, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v)(48°, 100%, 100%)
SourceUSC Identity Guidelines
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The official colors of the University of Southern California are Pantone 201C and Pantone 123C. These colors, designated as USC Cardinal and USC Gold, were adopted in 1895 by Rev. George W. White, USC's third president, and are equal in importance in identifying the USC Trojans.

California (Berkeley) Gold
California Gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FDB515
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(253, 181, 21)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 32, 100, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v)(41°, 91.7%, 99.2%)
SourceBrand Guidelines
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong orange yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

California Gold is one of the official colors of the University of California, Berkeley, as identified in their graphic style guide for use in on-screen representations of the gold color in the university's seal. For print media, the guide recommends to, "[u]se Pantone 7750 metallic or Pantone 123 yellow and 282 blue".[10] The color is one of two most used by Berkeley, the other being Berkeley Blue; these, together, are the original colors of the University of California system, of which variations of blue and gold can be found in each campus' school colors.

Cal Poly Pomona gold
Cal Poly Pomona Gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#C6930A
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(198, 147, 10)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 27.5, 100, 8.5)
HSV       (h, s, v)(44°, 94.9%, 77.6%)
SourceGraphic Standards
ISCC–NBS descriptorDeep yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Cal Poly Pomona gold was one of the two official colors of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). The official university colors were green (PMS 349) and gold (PMS 131). Cal Poly Pomona's Office of Public Affairs created the colors for web development and has technical guidelines, copyright and privacy protection; as well as logos and images that developers are asked to follow in the University's Guidelines for using official Cal Poly Pomona logos. If web developers are using gold on a university website, they were encouraged to use Cal Poly Pomona gold. Cal Poly Pomona has adopted a new brand color palette including a different gold color: #FFB500.[11] The logo of the Cal Poly Pomona's athletic teams, the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos, has changed in 2014[12] to reflect the new gold color, but is currently using #FFB718.[13]

UCLA Gold
UCLA Gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FFD100
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(255, 209, 0)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 9, 100, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v)(49°, 100%, 100%)
SourceUCLA Brand Guidelines[14]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The color was approved by the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Chancellor in October 2013. This is a shade of gold identified by the university for use in their printed publications.

MU Gold
MU Gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#F1B82D
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(241, 184, 45)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 19, 100, 0)
HSV       (h, s, v)(43°, 81%, 95%)
SourceUniversity of Missouri
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

MU Gold is used by the University of Missouri as the official school color along with black. Mizzou Identity Standards designated the color for web development as well as logos and images that developers are asked to follow in the University's Guidelines for using official Mizzou logos.[15]

Pale gold
Gold (Crayola)
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#E6BE8A
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(230, 190, 138)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 17, 40, 10)
HSV       (h, s, v)(34°, 40%, 90%)
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorModerate orange yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The color pale gold is displayed at right.

This has been the color called gold in Crayola crayons since 1903.

Pale gold is one of the Lithuanian basketball club Lietkabelis Panevėžys primary colors.

Sunglow
Sunglow
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#FFCC33
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(255, 204, 51)
HSV       (h, s, v)(50°, 99%, 98%)
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The color sunglow is displayed at right.

This is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1990.

Harvest gold
Harvest gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#DA9100
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(218, 145, 0)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 33, 100, 15)
HSV       (h, s, v)(40°, 100%, 86[16]%)
SourceCrayola/Maerz and Paul[17]
ISCC–NBS descriptorDeep orange yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

The color harvest gold is displayed at right.

This color was originally called harvest in the 1920s.

The first recorded use of harvest as a color name in English was in 1923.[18]

Harvest gold was a common color for metal surfaces (including automobiles and household appliances), as was the color avocado, during the whole decade of the 1970s. They were both also popular colors for shag carpets. Both colors (as well as shag carpets) went out of style by the early 1980s.

Goldenrod
Main article: Goldenrod (color)
Goldenrod
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#DAA520
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(218, 165, 32)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 24, 85, 15)
HSV       (h, s, v)(43°, 85%, 85%)
SourceX11
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Displayed at right is the web color goldenrod.

The color goldenrod is a representation of the color of some of the deeper gold colored goldenrod flowers.

Monarch butterfly on goldenrod flower

The first recorded use of goldenrod as a color name in English was in 1915.[19]

Vegas gold
Vegas gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#C5B358
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(197, 179, 88)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 9, 55, 23)
HSV       (h, s, v)(50°, 55%, 77%)
Source
ISCC–NBS descriptorModerate greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Displayed at right is the color Vegas gold.

Vegas gold, rendered within narrow limits, is associated with the glamorous casinos and hotels of the Las Vegas Strip, United States.

Vegas gold is one of the official athletic colors for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Boston College Eagles, Colorado Buffaloes, South Florida Bulls, St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, UAB Blazers, Vanderbilt Commodores, the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen, and Western Carolina University Catamounts. It is one of the official colors of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, and was the type of gold the Pittsburgh Penguins used on their uniforms until they reverted to "Pittsburgh gold", the shade traditionally associated with the city.

Satin sheen gold
Satin sheen gold
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#CBA135
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(203, 161, 53)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 21, 74, 20)
HSV       (h, s, v)(49°, 74%, 76%)
Source[20]
ISCC–NBS descriptorDeep yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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 USS Enterprise in the TV show and movies Star Trek.[20][21][22]

Golden brown
Golden brown
 
    Color coordinates
Hex triplet#996515
sRGBB  (r, g, b)(153, 101, 21)
CMYKH   (c, m, y, k)(0, 34, 86, 40)
HSV       (h, s, v)(51°, 37%, 47%)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorStrong yellowish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

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.[23] Golden brown is commonly referenced in recipes as the desired color of properly baked and fried foods.

Golden in nature

Protista

Plants

Animals

In culture

Art
  • Gold is a typical background color in Byzantine art, as well as in the paintings of Gustav Klimt that took inspiration from Byzantine work.

Business
  • In advertising for the Union Pacific Railroad in the 1950s, the southwestern states of the United States served by the Union Pacific were collectively called The Golden Empire because the railroad's diesel engines were and are colored golden, red, and black. Ads with maps showing the Union Pacific's Golden Empire colored golden were placed in many popular mass-circulation magazines.

Exploration
  • On 26 September 1580, Sir Francis Drake returned to England, becoming the second person to circumnavigate the globe. His ship was called the Golden Hind.

Food

Film and television

Gemstones
  • South Sea Pearls, which have historically been cultured in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, in the countries of Myanmar, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Northern Australia but mostly attributed to the former thalassocratic Sultanate of Sulu[24] have a gold colored variety from the Pinctada maxima Pearl oyster. This golden pearl is the national gemstone of the Philippines.[25] This can now be manufactured in the laboratory at a much lower cost.[26]

Interior design
The Queen's bedchamber in the Versailles Palace.
  • The Chrysotriklinos (golden reception hall) throne room of the Byzantine Emperor in the Great Palace of Constantinople from its construction, in the late 6th century, until the 10th century
  • The Queen's Bedchamber in the Grand appartement de la reine in the Versailles Palace is decorated in the color gold. This room was where Marie Antoinette, wife of King Louis XVI of France, slept.
  • 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.

Literature
  • Blonde hair in women (or sometimes men) is sometimes referred to poetically as golden.

Music

Parapsychology

Politics

Religion

Sports

State decorations

Vexillology

Video games

Chemical compounds

In addition to elemental gold, a number of compounds or alloys have a reflective gold hue:

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See also
  • Or
  • List of colors

References
  1. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195
  2. Friar, Stephen, ed. (1987). "A New Dictionary of Heraldry". London: Alphabooks/A&C Black. p. 343. ISBN 0 906670 44 6. Missing or empty |url= (help)
  3. "Retsof online version of ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Colo(u)r Names - Ga through Gz". Tx4.us. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  4. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called old gold in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color old gold is displayed on page 51, Plate 14, Color Sample K5.
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. "The Air Force Flag" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. March 24, 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 2, 2013. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
  8. 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
  9. "Sun Devil Traditions". ASU Alumni Association. December 9, 2013. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  10. "Color · Brand Guidelines". Retrieved August 2, 2017.
  11. https://www.cpp.edu/brand/guidelines/color.shtml
  12. https://www.cpp.edu/brand/
  13. https://broncoathletics.com/images/logos/site/site.png
  14. "Brand Guidelines | Identity | Colors". University of California, Los Angeles. Retrieved November 23, 2018.
  15. "Official MU & Secondary Colors | Mizzou Identity Standards | University of Missouri". June 14, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
  16. web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #DA9100 (Harvest Gold):
  17. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called harvest in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color harvest is displayed on page 47, Plate 12, Color Sample H9.
  18. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample of Harvest: Page 47 Plate 12 Color Sample H9
  19. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample of Goldenrod: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample L5
  20. Dillard, J.M. Star Trek: The Lost Years New York:1989 Pocket Books Page 17
  21. J. M. Dillard (2002). Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 0-7434-5423-5.
  22. "Photo of Captain Kirk:". Archived from the original on August 10, 2007. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  23. 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
  24. The sultanate of Sulu in the Philippines pioneered the pearl culture of the South Sea Pearls Archived January 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  25. President Ramos issues Proclamation No. 905. declaring that the golden strain of the South Sea Pearls is to be the Philippines' national gemstone.
  26. National Geographic magazine, August 2006, page 31
  27. Swami Panchadasi The Human Aura: Astral Colors and Thought Forms Des Plaines, Illinois, USA:1912--Yogi Publications Society Page 34
  28. Oslie, Pamalie Life Colors: What the Colors in Your Aura Reveal Novato, California:2000--New World Library Golden Auras: Page 341
  29. Arthur E. Powell The Astral Body and Other Astral Phenomenon Wheaton, Illinois:1927—Theosophical Publishing House Page 12
  30. "Philippines Flag - World Flags 101". World Flags 101. Retrieved April 15, 2009.
  31. Flag of the Byzantine Empire:
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