Goldenrod (color)
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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.
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[edit] Goldenrod
| Goldenrod | ||
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— Color coordinates — |
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| Hex triplet | #DAA520 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (218, 165, 32) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (43°, 85%, 85%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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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]
[edit] Variations of goldenrod
[edit] Light goldenrod yellow
| Light Goldenrod Yellow | ||
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— Color coordinates — |
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| Hex triplet | #FAFAD2 | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (250, 250, 210) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (60°, 16%, 98%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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The web color light goldenrod yellow is displayed at right.
[edit] Pale goldenrod
| Pale Goldenrod | ||
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— Color coordinates — |
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| Hex triplet | #EEE8AA | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (238, 232, 170) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (55°, 29%, 93%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right.
[edit] Dark goldenrod
| Dark goldenrod | ||
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| Hex triplet | #B8860B | |
| RGBB | (r, g, b) | (184, 134, 11) |
| HSV | (h, s, v) | (43°, 94%, 72%) |
| Source | X11 | |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
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The web color dark goldenrod is a color that resembles the color goldenrod, but is darker.
[edit] 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
[edit] See also
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| Amber | Apricot | Beige | Buff | Cream | Dark goldenrod | Ecru | Gold | Gold (metallic) | Goldenrod |
| Green-yellow | Jasmine | Jonquil | Khaki | Lemon chiffon | Lime | Lion | Maize | Mikado yellow | Naples yellow |
| Navajo white | Olive | Papaya whip | Saffron | School bus yellow | Selective yellow | Stil de grain yellow | Sunglow | Vanilla | Yellow |
| The samples shown above are only indicative. | |||||||||
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