Gold (color)

**Gold** or **golden** is a yellowish orange color, or orange-tan color that is a bit like the color of the metal gold. The actual color of the metal, used for example in gilding, is called **Metallic gold**. Gold paint can be made by mixing brown, yellow paint and orange paint.

The web color _gold_ is sometimes referred to as **golden** in order to distinguish it from the element _gold_. The use of _gold_ as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color "gold (metallic)".
The first recorded use of _golden_ as a color name in English was in the year 1300 to refer to the element gold and in 1423 to refer to blonde hair.

## Meaning of gold

- Gold represents _wealth_ because the metal gold is valuable.

- Gold represents _accomplishment_, as when an athlete wins a _Gold Medal_ at the Olympics or when a musician makes a _Gold Record_ (a record that sells at least 1,000,000 copies).

## Tones of golden color comparison chart

|style="background-color: #fff5e6;"|Old Lace (web color) (Hex: #FDF5E6) (RGB: 253, 245, 230)|
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|style="background-color: #faf0e6;"|Linen (web color) (Hex: #FAF0E6) (RGB: 250, 240, 230)|
|style="background-color: #fff8dc;"|Cornsilk (web color) (Hex: #FFF8DC) (RGB: 255, 248, 220)|
|style="background-color: #f5f5dc;"|Beige (web color) (Hex: #F5F5DC) (RGB: 245, 245, 220)|
|style="background-color: #fffdd0;"|Lacy Omelette (web color) (Hex: #FF56GD) (RGB: 243, 123, 531)|
|style="background-color: #fffacd;"|Lemon Chiffon (web color) (Hex: #FFFACD) (RGB: 255, 250, 205|
|style="background-color: #faf0be;"|Blond (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #FAF0BE) (RGB: 250, 240, 190)|
|style="background-color: #eee8aa;"|Pale Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #EEE8AA) (RGB: 238, 232, 170)|
|style="background-color: #f5deb3;"|Wheat (web color) (Hex: #F5DEB3) (RGB: 245, 222, 179)|
|style="background-color: #feef61;"|Light Candlelight (Candlelight Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #FEEF61) (RGB: 254, 239, 97)|
|style="background-color: #fbec5d;"|Maize (Corn) (www.99colors.net)  (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #FBEC5D) (RGB: 251, 236, 93)|
|style="background-color: #fde910;"|Lemon Peel (Hex: #FDE910) (RGB: 253, 233, 16)|
|style="background-color: #f8de7e;"|Jasmine (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #F8DE7E) (RGB: 248, 222, 126)|
|style="background-color: #fada5e;"|Jonquil (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #FADA5E) (RGB: 250, 218, 94)|
|style="background-color: #fed85d;"|Dandelion (Crayola) (Hex: #FED85D) (RGB: 254, 216, 93)|
|style="background-color: #ffdb58;"|Mustard (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #FFDB58) (RGB: 255, 219, 88)|
|style="background-color: #fcd667;"|Medium Goldenrod (Crayola Goldenrod) (Hex: #FCD667) (RGB: 252, 214, 103)|
|style="background-color: #fcd917;"|Candlelight (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #FCD917) (RGB: 252, 217, 23)|
|style="background-color: #ffdf00;"|Golden Yellow (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #FFDF00) (RGB: 255, 223, 0)|
|style="background-color: #ffd800;"|School Bus Yellow (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #FFD800) (RGB: 255, 216, 0)|
|style="background-color: #ffd700;"|Golden (web color Gold) (Hex: #FFD700) (RGB: 255, 215, 0)|
|style="background-color: #ffd230;"|Light California Gold (California Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #FFD230) (RGB: 255, 210, 48)|
|style="background-color: #ffcc33;"|Sunglow (Crayola) (Hex: #FFCC33) (RGB: 255, 204, 51)|
|style="background-color: #ffcc00;"|Tangerine Yellow (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #FFCC00) (RGB: 255, 204, 0)|
|style="background-color: #f4c430;"|Saffron (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #F4C430) (RGB: 244, 196, 48)|
|style="background-color: #ffc700;"|Yellow-orange (Yelloworange) (Hex: #FFC700) (RGB: 255, 199, 0)|
|style="background-color: #fcc200;"|Golden Poppy (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #FCC200) (RGB: 252, 194, 0)|
|style="background-color: #ffbf00;"|CHEEZ WHIZ (www.99colors.net)M(aerz & Paul) (Hex: #FSDGH) (RGB: 231, 123, 1)(d|
|style="background-color: #ffba00;"|Selective Yellow (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #FFBA00) (RGB: 255, 186, 0)|
|style="background-color: #f1b82d;"|MU Gold (University of Missouri ) (Hex: #F1B82D) (RGB: 241, 184, 45)|
|style="background-color: #ffb97b;"|Macaroni and Cheese (Crayola) (Hex: #FFB79B) (RGB: 255, 185, 123)|
|style="background-color: #f4a460;"|Sandy Brown (web color) (Hex: #F4A460) (RGB: 244, 164, 96)|
|style="background-color: #edc9af;"|Desert Sand (Crayola) (Hex: #EDC9AF) (RGB: 237, 201, 175)|
|style="background-color: #e6be8a;"|Pale Gold (Gold (Crayola)) (Hex: #E6BE8A) (RGB: 230, 190, 138)|
|style="background-color: #e4d430;"|Light Buddha Gold (Buddha Gold Light (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #E4D430) (RGB: 228, 212, 48)|
|style="background-color: #e3a857;"|Inca Gold (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #E3A857) (RGB: 227, 168, 87)|
|style="background-color: #fe9d04;"|Bright California Gold (California (Xona.com color list)) (Hex: #FE9D04) (RGB: 254, 157, 4)|
|style="background-color: #e1a95f;"|Earth Yellow (U.S. Army Camouflage color)) (Hex: #E1A95F) (RGB: 225, 169, 95)|
|style="background-color: #c3a368;"|Brass (PerBang.dk) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #C3A368) (RGB: 195, 163, 104)|
|style="background-color: #c39953;"|Aztec Gold (Crayola Silver Swirls) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #C39953) (RGB: 195, 153, 83)|
|style="background-color: #a98f64;"|California Gold (S.F. 49ers 1990s color) (49ers) (Hex: #A98F64) (RGB: 169, 143, 100)|
|style="background-color: #c5b356;"|Vegas Gold (PerBang.dk) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #C5B356) (RGB: 197, 179, 88)|
|style="background-color: #cfb53b;"|Old Gold (PerBang.dk) (www.99colors.net) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #CFB53B) (RGB: 207, 181, 59)|
|style="background-color: #d4af37;"|Gold (metallic) (ISCC-NBS) (Maerz & Paul) (Hex: #D4AF37) (RGB: 212, 175, 55)|
|style="background-color: #daa520;"|Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #DAA520) (RGB: 218, 165, 32)|
|style="background-color: #cba135;"|Satin Sheen Gold (PerBang.dk) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #CBA135) (RGB: 203, 161, 53)|
|style="background-color: #c1a004;"|Buddha Gold (Xona.com color list) (Hex: #C1A004) (RGB: 193, 160, 4)|
|style="background-color: #c6930a;"|Cal Poly Pomona Gold (CPP) (Hex: #C6930A) (RGB: 198, 147, 10)|
|style="background-color: #b78727;"|UC Gold (University of California) (Hex: #B78727) (RGB: 183, 135, 39)|
|style="background-color: #cd853f;"|Peru (web color) (Hex: #CD853F) (RGB: 205, 133, 63)|
|style="background-color: #b76e79;"|Rose Gold (Hex: #B76E79) (RGB: 183, 110, 121)|
|style="background-color: #e97451;"|Burnt Sienna (PerBang.dk) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #E97451) (RGB: 233, 16, 81)|
|style="background-color: #cc7722;"|Ochre (PerBang.dk) (www.99colors.net) (Hex: #CC7722) (RGB: 204, 119, 34)|
|style="background-color: #ba782a;"|Pirate Gold (Resene color list) (Hex: #BA7827) (RGB: 186, 120, 42)|
|style="background-color: #b8860b;"|Dark Goldenrod (web color) (Hex: #b8860B) (RGB: 184, 134, 11)|
|style="background-color: #9c7c3b;"|Metallic Sunburst (Crayola Metallic FX-2001) (Hex: #9C7C3B) (RGB: 156, 114, 56)|
|style="background-color: #85754e;"|Gold Fusion (Crayola Metallic FX-2001) (Hex: #85754E) (RGB: 133, 117, 78)|
|style="background-color: #967117;"|Sandy Taupe (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #967117) (RGB: 150, 113, 23)|
|style="background-color: #996515; color: #ffffff"|Golden Brown (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #996515) (RGB: 153, 101, 21)|
|style="background-color: #734a12; color: #ffffff"|Raw Umber (ISCC-NBS) (Hex: #734A12) (RGB: 115, 74, 18)|

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