- 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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Goldenrod
Goldenrod — Color coordinates —
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) 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 RGBB (r, g, b) (250, 250, 210) HSV (h, s, v) (60°, 16%, 98%) Source X11 B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) The web color light goldenrod yellow is displayed at right.
Pale goldenrod
Pale Goldenrod — Color coordinates —
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) The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right.
Dark goldenrod
Dark goldenrod — Color coordinates —
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) The web color dark goldenrod is a color that resembles the color goldenrod, but is darker.
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
See also
Shades of yellowAmber 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. Categories:- Shades of yellow
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