At right is displayed a representation of the color metallic gold (the color traditionally known as gold) which is a simulation of the color of the actual metallic element gold itself.
The source of this color is the SCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955), a color dictionary used by stamp collectors to identify the colors of stamps--See color sample of the color Gold (Color Sample Gold (T) #84) displayed on indicated web page: [1]
The distinctive sheen of a metallic color cannot be indicated on a computer screen as the web color display process has no mechanism for indicating metallic or fluorescent colors.
The first recorded use of gold as a color name in English was in the year 1400.[2]
Web color gold vs. metallic gold
The American Heritage® Dictionary defines the color metallic gold as: "A light olive-brown to dark yellow, or a moderate, strong to vivid yellow."
Of course, the visual sensation usually associated with the metal gold is its metallic shine. This cannot be reproduced by a simple solid color, because the shiny effect is due to the material's reflective brightness varying with the surface's angle to the light source.
This is why in art use would usually be made of a metallic paint that glitters in an approximation of real gold; a solid color like that of the cell displayed in the box to the right does not aesthetically "read" as gold. Especially in sacral art in Christian churches, real gold (in form of gold leaf) was used for rendering gold in paintings, e. g. for the halo of saints. Gold can also be woven into sheets of silk to give an east-asian traditional look.
More recent art styles, e.g. Art Nouveau also made use of metallic, shining gold color; however, the metallic finish of such paints was added using fine aluminum powder and pigment rather than actual gold.
Metallic gold in interior design
There are three colors of Metallic Gold paint for coloring interior or exterior trim that are especially popular in San Francisco to use for trim in or on Victorian houses: Old Gold (a coppery gold color), Rich Gold (a bright metallic golden color), and Bright Gold (a yellowish gold color that looks like the color of brass). These metallic gold colors are sometimes called Byzantine Colors because of their popularity in the Byzantine Empire.
Golden yellow
Golden yellow
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Hex triplet
#FFDF00
RGBB
(r, g, b)
(255, 223, 0)
HSV
(h, s, v)
(52.5°, 100%, 100%)
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[Unsourced]
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Golden yellow is the color halfway between amber and yellow. It is a color that is 87.5% yellow and 12.5% red.
The first recorded use of golden yellow as a color name in English was in the year 1597. [3]
Golden poppy
Golden poppy
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Hex triplet
#FCC200
RGBB
(r, g, b)
(252, 194, 0)
HSV
(h, s, v)
(47°, 99%, 97%)
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[Unsourced]
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
Golden poppy is a shade of golden that is the color of the California poppy-- the official state flower of California--the Golden State.
The first recorded use of golden poppy as a color name in English was in 1927. [4]
The source of this color is a color sample taken from the Wikipedia article on the California poppy.
