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Goldenrod is a color that resembles the goldenrod plant.
A Crayola crayon with this name and color, although a lighter version, was created in 1958.
Goldenrod
[edit]Goldenrod | |
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Hex triplet | #DAA520 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (218, 165, 32) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (43°, 85%, 85%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (71, 83, 58°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong yellow |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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.
The first known recorded use of goldenrod as a color name in English was in 1915.[1]
Variations of goldenrod
[edit]Light goldenrod yellow
[edit]Light Goldenrod Yellow | |
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Hex triplet | #FAFAD2 |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (250, 250, 210) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (60°, 16%, 98%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (97, 30, 86°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light yellow green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The web color light goldenrod yellow is displayed at right.
Pale goldenrod
[edit]Pale Goldenrod | |
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Hex triplet | #EEE8AA |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (238, 232, 170) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (55°, 29%, 93%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (91, 45, 81°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Pale greenish yellow |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right.
Light goldenrod
[edit]Light Goldenrod | |
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Hex triplet | #FFEC8B |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (255, 236, 139) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (50°, 45%, 100%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (93, 68, 75°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light greenish yellow |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The web color light goldenrod is displayed at right.
Dark goldenrod
[edit]Dark goldenrod | |
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Hex triplet | #B8860B |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (184, 134, 11) |
HSV (h, s, v) | (43°, 94%, 72%) |
CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (59, 73, 55°) |
Source | X11 |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong yellowish brown |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
The web color dark goldenrod is displayed at right.
Symbolism
[edit]- It is the color of paper that the Church of Scientology's Ethics Department prints its suppressive person declarations on, giving rise to the term "golden-rodding".[2]
- Goldenrod is the name of a city in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, and their remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
- The cartoon sitcom 'The Simpsons' referenced Goldenrod in the episode Pygmoelian. In the episode the show within a show 'It Never Ends' producers use Goldenrod coloured pages to signify certain storylines in their scripts.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
- ^ "About SPDL".
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