Gold, also calledgolden, is a color tone resembling thegold chemical element.
Theweb colorgold is sometimes referred to asgolden to distinguish it from the colormetallic gold. The use ofgold as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color "metallic gold" (shown below).
The first recorded use ofgolden as a color name in English was in 1300 to refer to the element gold. The wordgold as a color name was first used in 1400 and in 1423 to refer toblond hair.[1]
Metallic gold, such as inpaint, is often calledgoldtone orgold tone, orgold ground when describing a solid gold background. In heraldry, the French wordor is used.[2] Inmodel building, the color gold is different frombrass. A shiny or metallicsilvertone object can be painted withtransparent yellow to obtain goldtone, something often done withChristmas decorations.
At right is displayed a representation of the colormetallic gold (the color traditionally known asgold) which is a simulation of the color of the actual metallic element gold itself—goldshade.
The source of this color is the ISCC-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:[4]
TheAmerican 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, inart, a metallic paint that glitters in an approximation of real gold would be used; a solid color like that of the cell displayed in the adjacent box does not aesthetically "read" as gold. Especially in sacral art in Christian churches, real gold (asgold leaf) was used for rendering gold in paintings, e.g. for thehalo ofsaints. 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 a metallic, shining gold; however, the metallic finish of such paints was added using finealuminum powder and pigment rather than actual gold.
Old gold is a darkyellow, which varies from heavyolive or olivebrown to deep or strong yellow. The widely accepted color old gold is on the darker rather than the lighter side of this range.
The first recorded use ofold gold as a color name in English was in the early 19th century (exact year uncertain).[6] The official colors ofAlpha Phi Alpha fraternity, founded in 1906 are black and old gold. TheDelta Sigma Pi fraternity, founded in 1907, official colors are designatedroyal purple and old gold andPi Kappa Alpha fraternity's colors aregarnet and old gold.
Gold is the oldest color associated withArizona State University and dates back to 1896 when the school was named the Tempe Normal School.[12] Gold signifies the "golden promise" of ASU. Gold also signifies the sunshineArizona is famous for, including the power of the sun and its influence on the climate and the economy. The student section, known as The Inferno, wears gold on game days.
The official colors of theUniversity of Southern California are Pantone 201C and Pantone 123C. These colors, designated as USC Cardinal andUSC Gold, were adopted in 1895 by Rev. George W. White, USC's third president, and are equal in importance in identifying theUSC Trojans.
Cal Poly Pomona gold was one of the two official colors ofCalifornia State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). The official university colors weregreen (PMS 349) and gold (PMS 131). Cal Poly Pomona's Office of Public Affairs created the colors for web development and has technical guidelines, copyright and privacy protection; as well as logos and images that developers are asked to follow in the university's Guidelines for using official Cal Poly Pomona logos. If web developers are using gold on a university website, they were encouraged to use Cal Poly Pomona gold. Cal Poly Pomona has adopted a new brand color palette including a different gold color: #FFB500.[17] The logo of the Cal Poly Pomona's athletic teams, theCal Poly Pomona Broncos, has changed in 2014[18] to reflect the new gold color, but is currently using #FFB718.[19]
The color was approved by theUniversity of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Chancellor in October 2013. This is a shade of gold identified by the university for use in their printed publications.
MU Gold is used by theUniversity of Missouri as the official school color along withblack. Mizzou Identity Standards designated the color for web development as well as logos and images that developers are asked to follow in the university's Guidelines for using official Mizzou logos.[22]
This color was originally calledharvest in the 1920s.
The first recorded use ofharvest as a color name inEnglish was in 1923.[24]
Harvest gold was a common color for metal surfaces (includingautomobiles andhousehold appliances), as was the coloravocado, during the whole decade of the 1970s. They were both also popular colors forshag carpets. Both colors (as well as shag carpets) went out of style by the early 1980s.[citation needed]
The first recorded use ofgolden brown as a color name in English was in the year 1891.[32] Golden brown is commonly referenced in recipes as the desired color of properly baked and fried foods.
^The color displayed in the color box above matches the color calledold gold in the 1930 book by Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the colorold gold is displayed on page 51, Plate 14, Color Sample K5.
^Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 200; Color Sample of Old Gold Page 51 Plate 14 Color Sample K5
^Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 195; Color sample of golden yellow: Page 43--Plate 10 Color Sample L7
^"The Air Force Flag"(PDF).Air Force Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. March 24, 2007. Archived fromthe original(PDF) on September 2, 2013. RetrievedAugust 7, 2017.
^Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample: golden poppy Page 41 Plate 9 Color Sample L12
^The color displayed in the color box above matches the color calledharvest in the 1930 book by Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the colorharvest is displayed on page 47, Plate 12, Color Sample H9.
^Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample of Harvest: Page 47 Plate 12 Color Sample H9
^Maerz and PaulA Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample of Goldenrod: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample L5
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