Goldenrod is a
color
Color (American English) or colour (British English) is the visual perceptual property deriving from the spectrum of light interacting with the photoreceptor cells of the eyes. Color categories and physical specifications of color are assoc ...
that resembles the
goldenrod
Goldenrod is a common name for many species of flowering plants in the sunflower family, Asteraceae, commonly in reference to the genus '' Solidago''.
Several genera, such as '' Euthamia'', were formerly included in a broader concept of the gen ...
plant.
A
Crayola
Crayola LLC, formerly the Binney & Smith Company, is an American manufacturing company specializing in art supplies. It is known for its brand ''Crayola'' and best known for its crayons. The company is headquartered in Forks Township, Pennsylva ...
crayon with this name and color, although a lighter version, was created in 1958.
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Goldenrod
Displayed at right is the
web color
Web colors are colors used in displaying web pages on the World Wide Web, and the methods for describing and specifying those colors. Colors may be specified as an RGB triplet or in hexadecimal format (a ''hex triplet'') or according to their c ...
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.
Variations of goldenrod
Light goldenrod yellow
The web color light goldenrod yellow is displayed at right.
Pale goldenrod
The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right.
Light goldenrod
The web color light goldenrod is displayed at right.
Dark goldenrod
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
Suppressive Person, often abbreviated SP, is a term used in Scientology to describe the "antisocial personalities" who, according to Scientology's founder L. Ron Hubbard, make up about 2.5% of the population. A statement on a Church of Scientolog ...
declarations on, giving rise to the term "golden-rodding".
* Goldenrod is the name of a city in
''Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal'', and their remakes ''
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver
and are 2009 remakes of the 1999 Game Boy Color role-playing video games ''Pokémon Gold'' and ''Silver'', also including features from ''Pokémon Crystal''. The games are part of the fourth generation of the ''Pokémon'' video game series ...
''.
* 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
These are the lists of colors;
* List of colors: A–F
* List of colors: G–M
* List of colors: N–Z
* List of colors (compact)
* List of colors by shade
* List of color palettes
* List of Crayola crayon colors
* List of RAL colors
* List of X ...
References
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