Goldenrod (color)
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
| Goldenrod | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DAA520 |
| sRGB (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.
Variations of goldenrod
Light goldenrod yellow
| Light Goldenrod Yellow | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FAFAD2 |
| sRGB (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
| Pale Goldenrod | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #EEE8AA |
| sRGB (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
| Light Goldenrod | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FFEC8B |
| sRGB (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
| Dark goldenrod | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #B8860B |
| sRGB (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
- 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".
- 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
References
- ^ 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".