Platinum (color)

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Platinum
 
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Platinum crystals
Gtk-dialog-info.svg    Color coordinates
Hex triplet #E5E4E2
sRGB B (r, g, b)(229, 228, 226)
HSV (h, s, v)(40°, 1%, 90%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(91, 2, 68°)
Source /Maerz and Paul [1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor Grayish white
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Platinum is a color that is the metallic tint of pale grayish-white resembling the metal platinum.

The first recorded use of platinum as a color name in English was in 1918. [2]

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1,000 cubic centimeters (one liter) of 99.9% pure platinum, worth approx. US$910,000 at 30 October 2009 prices. One litre of Platinum.jpg
1,000 cubic centimeters (one liter) of 99.9% pure platinum, worth approx. US$910,000 at 30 October 2009 prices.

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References

  1. The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called platinum in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color platinum is displayed on page 113, Plate 45, Color Sample A3.
  2. Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 202; Color Sample of Platinum: Page 113 Plate 45 Color Sample A3