Goldenrod (color)

Goldenrod is a color that resembles the goldenrod plant.

Goldenrod plants

A Crayola crayon with this name and color, although a lighter version, was created in 1958.

Goldenrod

Goldenrod
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#DAA520
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(218, 165, 32)
HSV (h, s, v)	(43°, 85%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(71, 83, 58°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong yellow
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
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(250, 250, 210)
HSV (h, s, v)	(60°, 16%, 98%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(97, 30, 86°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light yellow green
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
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(238, 232, 170)
HSV (h, s, v)	(55°, 29%, 93%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(91, 45, 81°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Pale greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right.

Light goldenrod

Light Goldenrod
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#FFEC8B
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(255, 236, 139)
HSV (h, s, v)	(50°, 45%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(93, 68, 75°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Light greenish yellow
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The web color light goldenrod is displayed at right.

Dark goldenrod

Dark goldenrod
Color coordinates
Hex triplet	#B8860B
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(184, 134, 11)
HSV (h, s, v)	(43°, 94%, 72%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(59, 73, 55°)
Source	X11
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Strong yellowish brown
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The web color dark goldenrod is displayed at right.

Symbolism

• It is the color of paper that the Church of Scientology's Ethics Department prints its suppressive person declarations on, giving rise to the term "golden-rodding".^[2]
• Goldenrod is the name of a city in Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, and their remakes Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
• The cartoon sitcom 'The Simpsons' referenced Goldenrod in the episode Pygmoelian. In the episode the show within a show 'It Never Ends' producers use Goldenrod coloured pages to signify certain storylines in their scripts.

See also

• List of colors