Goldenrod is a color that resembles that of the goldenrod plant.
A Crayola crayon with this name, although a lighter color, was created in 1958.
The color goldenrod is a representation of the color of some of the deeper-colored goldenrod flowers.
The first known recorded use of goldenrod as a color name in English was in 1915.Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample of Goldenrod: Page 43 Plate 10 Color Sample L5
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 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. 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
References