Goldenrod (color)

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Goldenrod plants

Goldenrod is a color that resembles the goldenrod plant.

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A Crayola crayon with this name and color, although a lighter version, was created in 1958.

Goldenrod

Goldenrod
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #DAA520
sRGB B (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

Light goldenrod yellow

Light Goldenrod Yellow
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FAFAD2
sRGB B (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
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #EEE8AA
sRGB B (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
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #FFEC8B
sRGB B (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
 
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #B8860B
sRGB B (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

See also

References

  1. 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
  2. "About SPDL".