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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| (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".[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 show within a show'It Never Ends' producers use Goldenrod coloured pages to signify certain storylines in their scripts.
See also
- List of colors
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".