Old gold

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Old gold
 
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Hex triplet #CFB53B
sRGB B (r, g, b)(207, 181, 59)
HSV (h, s, v)(49°, 71%, 81%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(74, 74, 72°)
Source /Maerz and Paul [1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Strong yellow
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, generally on the darker side of this range.

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The first recorded use of old gold as a color name in English was in the early 19th century (exact year uncertain). [2]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. Maerz and Paul, A Dictionary of Color (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1930), page 200, Color Sample of Old Gold, Page 51, Plate 14, Color Sample K5
  3. "KERNOW". www.originalcornishtartans.uk.
  4. "Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall - Standing up for Cornwall". Mebyon Kernow – The Party for Cornwall.