Silver (color)
A silver crystal
Silver or metallic gray is a color tone resembling gray that is a representation of the color of polished silver.
Silver ingot
The visual sensation usually associated with the metal silver is its metallic shine. This cannot be reproduced by a simple solid color, because the shiny effect is due to the material's brightness varying with the surface angle to the light source. In addition, there is no mechanism for showing metallic or fluorescent colors on a computer without resorting to rendering software which simulates the action of light on a shiny surface. Consequently, in art and in heraldry one would normally use a metallic paint that glitters like real silver. A matte grey color could also be used to represent silver.
History[]
The first recorded use of silver as a color name in English was in 1481.[1] In heraldry, the word argent is used,[2] derived from Latin argentum over Medieval French argent.
Silver[]
| Silver | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Common connotations | |
| Second place in a competition, Wealth | |
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C0C0C0 |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (--°, 0%, 75%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (192, 192, 192) |
| Source | HTML/CSS[3] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light gray |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Displayed at right is the web color silver.
Since version 3.2 of HTML "silver" is a name for one of the 16 basic-VGA-colors.
- HTML-example:
<body bgcolor="silver"> - CSS-example:
body { background-color:silver; }
Variations of silver[]
Pale silver[]
| Silver (Crayola) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C9C0BB |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (21°, 7%, 79%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (201, 192, 187) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Yellowish gray |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Pale silver is the pale tone of silver color called silver in Crayola crayons.
Silver has been a Crayola color since 1903.
Crayola silver is not a neutral grayscale color, but rather a warm gray with a very slight tinge of orange-red.
Silver pink[]
| Silver Pink | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #C4AEAD |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (3°, 12%, 77[4]%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (196, 174, 173) |
| Source | Plochere |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Grayish yellowish pink |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
The color silver pink is displayed at right.
The color name silver pink first came into use in 1948.
The source of this color is the Plochere Color System, a color system formulated in 1948 that is widely used by interior designers.[5]
Silver sand[]
| Silver Sand | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #BFC1C2 |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (200°, 2%, 76[6]%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (191, 193, 194) |
| Source | Xona.com Color List |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light greenish gray |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
At right is displayed the color silver sand.
The color name silver sand for this tone of silver has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List.
Silver chalice[]
| Silver Chalice | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #ACACAC |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (--°, 0%, 68[7]%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (172, 172, 172) |
| Source | Xona.com Color List |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Light gray |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
At right is displayed the color silver chalice.
The color name silver chalice for this tone of silver has been in use since 2001, when it was promulgated as one of the colors on the Xona.com Color List.
Roman silver[]
| Roman Silver | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #838996 |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (221°, 13%, 59[8]%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (131, 137, 150) |
| Source | Resene |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Bluish gray |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
At right is displayed the color Roman silver.
Roman silver, a blue-gray tone of silver, is one of the colors on the Resene Color List, a color list widely popular in Australia and New Zealand.
Old silver[]
| Old Silver | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #848482 |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (60°, 2%, 52[9]%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (132, 132, 130) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Greenish gray |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
At right is displayed the color old silver.
Old silver is a color that was formulated to resemble tarnished silver.
The first recorded use of old silver as a color name in English was in 1905.[10]
Sonic silver[]
| Sonic Silver | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #757575 |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (--°, 0%, 46[11]%) |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (117, 117, 117) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Dark gray |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
Sonic silver is a tone of silver included in Metallic FX crayons, specialty crayons formulated by Crayola in 2001.
Silver in nature[]
- Plants
- A silver birch is a tree in the birch family. The leaves are whitish silver on underside.
- A silver fir is a valuable timber tree that originated in Europe.[12]
- A silver maple is characterized by lacy, delicate leaves that are lighter grayish-green on the underside. These trees get their name from the shimmering effect the two-toned leaves give when fluttering in a breeze.
- Animals
- A silverfish is an insect which may eat paper or cloth.[12]
- Many fish are colored silver.
- A silver fox is a "genetically determined phase of the common red fox in which the pelt is black tipped with white".[12]
Silver in culture[]
- The expression "every cloud has a silver lining" is used to point out that something good can often come out of even a bad situation.
- The expression "silver-tongued" refers to a person who possesses the power of fluent, persuasive, eloquent and/or witty speech.
- The expression "born with a silver spoon in his/her mouth" means someone is born into a wealthy or well to do family.
- Astronomy
- The Chinese name Silver River (銀河) is used throughout East Asia, including Korea and Japan to denote the Milky Way Galaxy (An alternative name for the Milky Way in ancient China, especially in poems, is "Heavenly Han River"(天汉).). In Japanese, "Silver River" (銀河 ginga) means galaxies in general and the Milky Way is called the "Silver River System" (銀河系 gingakei) or the "River of Heaven" (天の川 Amanokawa or Amanogawa).
- The silver screen is a poetic name for a motion picture screen. This metaphor derives from the early 20th century, when all movies were filmed in black and white and some screens of the era used metallic silver as a reflecting agent.
- Science fiction films often show spaceship or starship crews wearing silver body suits.
- Silver City is a 2004 political satire and drama film written and directed by John Sayles.
- Nevada is referred to as the silver state because of the historically rich silver mines located there such as the Comstock Lode.
- The aging of the baby boomers has been called the "silver tsunami",[13] although this phrase is controversial due to its ageist connotations.[14][15]
- When someone 55 or older gets divorced, it is called a "silver divorce".[16]
- In heraldry there is no distinction between silver and white, represented as "argent".
- In English heraldry argent (silver) or white signified brightness, purity, virtue, or innocence.[17]
- Literature
- The Silver Cord is a 1926 play by Sidney Howard about the emotional tie between a mother and a son and the term "silver cord" is sometimes used to represent this tie.[12]
- Silver Child is the first in The Silver Sequence is a fantasy brook trilogy by Cliff McNish consisting of Silver Child, Silver City and Silver World.
- The Silver Chair is a book in C.S. Lewis's allegorical fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia.
- Marriage
- The 25th wedding anniversary is called the silver anniversary and guests at a 25th wedding anniversary party are expected to bring gifts made of silver. By extension, the 25th anniversary of any important event is called its Silver Jubilee.
- Military
- The Silver Star is the third highest decoration that can be awarded by the U.S. Military.
- Music
- Silver Apples was a psychedelic electronic music duo from New York City that formed in 1967.
- Silverhead was a British band, led by singer/actor Michael Des Barres. They were a part of the glam rock music scene of the early 1970s.
- Silver Convention was a popular disco group.
- Silverchair is a contemporary Australian rock band.
- Silver Fox is a song by RJD2 from his 2002 album Deadringer.
- Panelology
- The Silver Surfer is a popular comic book character.
- Silver Fox is a character in the Marvel Comics universe.
- Those who claim to have had out-of-body experiences sometimes report that they observe a silver cord connecting their astral body to their physical body.[18]
- The Silver Shirts was an American fascist organization during the 1930s.
- The Silverdome, a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan constructed in 1975 for $55,000,000 (about $220,000,000 in 2009 dollars), sold in 2009 for $583,000, symbolizing the collapse of real estate prices in the Detroit metropolitan area due to deindustrialization in the rust belt.[19]
- In Paganism, silver represents wisdom, intelligence, and memory. It has a feminine energy and it is used to grow psychic ability.[20]
- Role playing games
- In Dungeons & Dragons, the silver dragon is one of the metallic dragons.
- Silver is one of two school colors of Christopher Newport University.
- The Silver Wolf Award is the highest award made by The Scout Association "for services of the most exceptional character."
- The highest award for GS Cadettes in Girl Scouting of the United States of America (GSUSA) is the Silver Award.
- Sexuality
- In the bandana code of the gay leather subculture, wearing a silver lamé bandana on the left means that one is a rock star, movie star, celebrity, or big time groupie; wearing a silver lamé bandana on the right means that one is a groupie looking to have sex with one of the aforementioned types of people.[21][22][23][24]
- Sports
- The Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League and the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association use silver as one of their primary colors, along with black.
- The Detroit Lions football team uses the color silver along with the color Honolulu blue for its team logo and uniforms.
See also[]
- List of colors
- The Silver Tsunami (metaphor)
References[]
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 204; Color Sample of Silver: Page 97 Plate 37 Color Sample A2
- ^ Friar, Stephen, ed. (1987). A New Dictionary of Heraldry. London: Alphabooks/A&C Black. p. 343. ISBN 0-906670-44-6.
- ^ "W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords". W3.org. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #C4AEAD (Silver pink):
- ^ Plochere Color System Archived 2008-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #BFC1C2 (Silver Sand):
- ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #ACACAC (Silver Chalice):
- ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code #838996 (Roman Silver):
- ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #848482 (Old Silver):
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 189; Color Sample of Old Silver: Page 99 Plate 38 Color Sample A1
- ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #757575 (Sonic Silver):
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachusetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098
- ^ Debra J. Saunders (2008-03-11). ""Everyone's Mortgage Crisis"—Debra J. Saunders' column in the Tue. March 11, 2008 San Francisco Chronicle about the Social Security and Medicare Entitlement Crisis". Sfgate.com. Retrieved 2009-04-15.
- ^ Barusch, Amanda (2013). "The Aging Tsunami: Time for a New Metaphor?". Journal of Gerontological Social Work 56: 181–4. 56 (3): 181–4. doi:10.1080/01634372.2013.787348. PMID 23548140. S2CID 41067427.
- ^ Charise, Andrea (2012). [Arcade.stanford.edu ""Let the Reader Think of the Burden": Old Age and the Crisis of Capacity.""] Check
|url=value (help). Occasion: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Humanities. Retrieved 2016-03-03. - ^ Newsweek--June 7, 2010--"The Rise of the ‘Silver Divorce’":
- ^ The American Girls Handy Book, p.369
- ^ Greenhouse, Herbert B. The Astral Journey New York:1975 Doubleday Page 46
- ^ Silverdome Sells for $583,000:
- ^ "Magical Properties of Colors". Wicca Living. Retrieved 2021-01-28.
- ^ Andrews, Vincent (2010), The Leatherboy Handbook, The Nazca Plains Corp., ISBN 978-1-61098-046-3
- ^ Hankycode on gaycitiusa.com Archived 2007-12-06 at the Wayback Machine access date 2012-03-30
- ^ Hankycode on leathernjonline.com access date 2010-03-30
- ^ Hanky Code on Sacramento Bolt website
External links[]
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