Gold (color)
Gold, also called golden, is a color. The web color "gold" is sometimes referred to as "golden" to distinguish it from the color "metallic gold". The use of "gold" as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color "metallic gold" (shown below). The first recorded use of "golden" as a color name in English was in 1300 to refer to the element gold. The word "gold" as a color name was first used in 1400 and in 1423 to refer to blond hair. Metallic gold, such as in paint, is often called goldtone  or gold tone, or gold ground when describing a solid gold background. In heraldry, the French word or is used. In model building, the color gold is different from brass. A shiny or metallic silvertone object can be painted with transparent yellow to obtain goldtone, something often done with Christmas decorations. Metallic gold. Gold (metallic gold). At right is displayed a representation of the color metallic gold (the color traditionally known as "gold") which is a simulation of the color of the actual metallic element gold itself—gold "shade". 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: Web color gold vs. metallic gold. The "American 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, in art, 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 (as gold leaf) was used for rendering gold in paintings, e.g. for the halo of saints. 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 fine aluminum powder and pigment rather than actual gold. Shades. Old gold. Old gold is a dark yellow, which varies from heavy olive or olive brown 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 of "old gold" as a color name in English was in the early 19th century (exact year uncertain). The official colors of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, Inc., founded on December 4th, 1906 are  black and old gold. The Delta Sigma Pi fraternity, founded in November 7, 1907, official colors are designated royal purple and old gold. The Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity's colors are garnet and old gold. Maroon and old gold are the colors of Texas State University's intercollegiate sports teams. Old Gold and black are the team colors of Purdue University "Boilermakers" intercollegiate sports teams. The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets formerly wore white and old gold (now called Tech Gold). The Wake Forest Demon Deacons, UCF Knights, and Vanderbilt Commodores wear old gold and black. The UAB Blazers team colors  are Forest Green and Old Gold. The New Orleans Saints list their official team colors as black, old gold and white. Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., an association football club in England, also traditionally features old gold and black uniforms. Golden yellow. Golden yellow is the color halfway between amber and yellow on the RGB color wheel. It is a color that is 87.5% yellow and 12.5% red. The first recorded use of "golden yellow" as a color name in English was in the year 1597. Golden Yellow is one of the colors of the United States Air Force, along with Ultramarine  Blue. Golden poppy. Golden poppy is a tone of gold that is the color of the California poppy—the official state flower of California—the "Golden State". The first recorded use of "golden poppy" as a color name in English was in 1927. Arizona State University (ASU) Gold. Gold is the oldest color associated with Arizona State University and dates back to 1896 when the school was named the Tempe Normal School. Gold signifies the "golden promise" of ASU. Gold also signifies the sunshine Arizona 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. University of Southern California (USC) Gold. The official colors of the University of Southern California are Pantone 201C and Pantone 123C. These colors, designated as USC Cardinal and USC Gold, were adopted in 1895 by Rev. George W. White, USC's third president, and are equal in importance in identifying the USC Trojans. California (Berkeley) Gold. California Gold is one of the official colors of the University of California, Berkeley, as identified in their graphic style guide for use in on-screen representations of the  gold color in the university's seal. For print media, the guide recommends to, "[u]se Pantone 7750 metallic or Pantone 123 yellow and 282 blue". The color is one of two most used by Berkeley, the other being Berkeley Blue; these, together, are the original colors of the University of California system, of which variations of blue and gold can be found in each campus' school colors. Cal Poly Pomona gold. Cal Poly Pomona gold was one of the two official colors of California State Polytechnic University, Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona). The official university colors were green (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. The logo of the Cal Poly Pomona's athletic teams, the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos, has  changed in 2014 to reflect the new gold color, but is currently using #FFB718. UCLA Gold. The color was approved by the University 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. MU Gold is used by the University of Missouri as the official school color along with black. 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. Pale gold . The color pale gold is displayed at right. This has been the color called "gold" in Crayola crayons since 1903. Pale gold is one of the Lithuanian basketball club Lietkabelis Panevėžys primary colors. Sunglow. The color sunglow is displayed at right. This is a Crayola crayon color formulated in 1990. Harvest gold. The color harvest gold is displayed at right. This color was originally called "harvest" in the 1920s. The first recorded use of "harvest" as a color name in English was in 1923. Harvest gold was a common color for metal surfaces (including automobiles and household appliances), as was  the color avocado, during the whole decade of the 1970s. They were both also popular colors for shag carpets. Both colors (as well as shag carpets) went out of style by the early 1980s. Goldenrod. 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 recorded use of "goldenrod" as a color name in English was in 1915. Vegas gold. Displayed at right is the color Vegas gold. Vegas gold, rendered within narrow limits, is associated with the glamorous casinos and hotels  of the Las Vegas Strip, United States. Vegas gold is one of the official athletic colors for the Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Boston College Eagles, Colorado Buffaloes, South Florida Bulls, St. Vincent–St. Mary High School, Vanderbilt Commodores, the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen, and Western Carolina University Catamounts. It is one of the official colors of the NHL's Vegas Golden Knights, and was the type of gold the Pittsburgh Penguins used on their uniforms until they reverted to "Pittsburgh gold", the shade traditionally associated with the city. Satin sheen gold. At right is displayed the color satin sheen  gold. This is the name of the color of the Starfleet command personnel uniform worn by Captain Kirk of the USS "Enterprise" in the TV show and movies "". Golden brown. The first recorded use of golden brown as a color name in English was in the year 1891. Golden brown is commonly referenced in recipes as the desired color of properly baked and fried foods. Candlelight. Candlelight is a brilliant gold color. Golden in nature. Protista Plants Animals Chemical compounds. In addition to elemental gold, a number of compounds or alloys have a reflective gold hue: