Goldenrod (color)
Goldenrod plants
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 | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #DAA520 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (218, 165, 32) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 24, 85, 15) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (43°, 85%, 85%) |
| Source | X11 |
|
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
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 | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #FAFAD2 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (250, 250, 210) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 0, 16, 2) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (60°, 16%, 98%) |
| Source | X11 |
|
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
The web color light goldenrod yellow is displayed at right.
Light goldenrod
| Light Goldenrod | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #EEE8AA |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (238, 232, 170) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 8, 29, 7) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (55°, 29%, 93%) |
| Source | X11 |
|
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right.
Dark goldenrod
| Dark goldenrod | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #B8860B |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (184, 134, 11) |
| CMYKH (c, m, y, k) | (0, 27, 94, 28) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (43°, 94%, 72%) |
| Source | X11 |
|
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
The web color dark goldenrod is a color that resembles the color goldenrod, but is darker.
Symbolism
- It is the color of paper that the Church of Scientology's Ethics Department prints its Suppressive Person Declares on, giving rise to the term "golden-rodding".[2]
- Goldenrod is the name of a city in Pokemon HeartGold.
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
- ↑ http://www.suppressiveperson.org/sp/about
See also
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