- Silver (color)
Silver is the metallic shade resembling
gray , closest to that of polishedsilver .The visual sensation usually associated with the metal silver is its metallic shine. This cannot be reproduced by a simple solid
color , because the shiny effect is due to the material's brightness varying with the surface angle to the light source. In addition, there is no mechanism for showingmetallic orfluorescent colors on acomputer . Consequently inart one would normally use a metallic paint that glitters like real silver. A matte grey color like the swatch on this page would not be considered silver.History
The first recorded use of "silver" as a color name in English was in 1481. [ Maerz and Paul "A Dictionary of Color" New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 204; Color Sample of Silver: Page 97 Plate 37 Color Sample A2 ]
Color definition
Web color
infobox color
title= Silver
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source=HTML/CSS [http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#html4 W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords] ] Since version 3.2 ofHTML "silver" is a name for one of the 16 basic-VGA-colors.*
HTML -example:<body bgcolor="silver">
* CSS-example:body { background-color:silver; }Pale silver
infobox color
title= Pale silver
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source=CrayolaPale silver is the color called "silver" in
Crayola crayon s. It is not a neutral grayscale color, but is a warm gray with an extremely slight tone of orange-red.hades of silver color comparison chart
Silver in nature
Minerals
* Many
metal s are silver colored and good reflectors because of the relatively freeelectron s in the outerelectron shell s of theiratom s. [ Asimov, Isaac "Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos" New York:1992 Plume (Penguin)]Plants
* A
silver fir is a valuabletimber tree that originated inEurope . [ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief "Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary" Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098] A silver maple is characterized by lacy, delicate leaves that are lighter grayish-green on the underside. They get their name from the shimmering effect the two-toned leaves give when fluttering in a breeze.Animals
* A
silverfish is aninsect which may eatpaper orcloth . [ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief "Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary" Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098]
* Manyfish es are colored silver.
* Asilver fox is a "genetically determined phase of the commonred fox in which the pelt isblack tipped withwhite ". [ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief "Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary" Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098]Silver in human culture
Aphorism s
* The expression "every cloud has a silver lining" is used to point out that something good can often come out of even a bad situation.Chemistry
* Mercury, the element with theatomic number of 80, is also called "quicksilver" because it resembles liquid silver.Culture
* Asilver age is a name often given to a particular period within ahistory , typically as a lesser and later successor to a golden age.Film
* Thesilver screen is a poetic name for amotion picture screen.Heraldry
* Inheraldry there is no distinction between silver andwhite , represented as "argent ".
* In English heraldry argent (silver) or white signified brightness, purity, virtue, or innocence. ["The American Girls Handy Book", p.369]Literature
* The "Silver Cord" is a 1926 play bySidney Howard about the emotional tie between amother and ason and the term "silver cord" is sometimes used to represent this tie. [ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief "Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary" Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098]Marriage
* The 25thwedding anniversary is called the "Silver Anniversary" and one is expected to give gifts made of silver to a couple celebrating that anniversary. By extension, the 25th anniversary of any important event is called the "silver jubilee".Parapsychology
* Those who claim to have hadout-of-body experience s sometimes report that they observe asilver cord connecting theirastral body to theirphysical body . [ Greenhouse, Herbert B. "The Astral Journey" New York:1975 Doubleday Page 46 ]Sports
* Asilver medal is amedal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as theOlympic Games ,Commonwealth Games , etc.
* TheOakland Raiders of theNational Football League use silver as one of their primary colors.See also
*
List of colors References
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