Silver (color)

Silver (color)

Silver is the metallic shade resembling gray, closest to that of polished silver.

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. Consequently in art one would normally use a metallic paint that glitters like real silver. A matte grey color like the swatch on this page would not be considered silver.

History

The first recorded use of "silver" as a color name in English was in 1481. [ 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 ]

Color definition

Web color

infobox color
title= Silver
hex= C0C0C0
r=191|g=191|b=191|rgbspace=sRGB
h= 0|s= 0|v= 75
source=HTML/CSS [http://www.w3.org/TR/css3-color/#html4 W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords] ]
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; }

Pale silver

infobox color
title= Pale silver
hex= C9C0BB
r=201|g=192|b=187
c= |m= |y= |k=
h= 0|s= 0|v= 80
source=Crayola

Pale silver is the color called "silver" in Crayola crayons. It is not a neutral grayscale color, but is a warm gray with an extremely slight tone of orange-red.

hades of silver color comparison chart

Silver in nature

Minerals

* Many metals are silver colored and good reflectors because of the relatively free electrons in the outer electron shells of their atoms. [ Asimov, Isaac "Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos" New York:1992 Plume (Penguin)]

Plants

* A silver fir is a valuable timber tree that originated in Europe. [ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief "Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary" Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098] A silver maple is characterized by lacy, delicate leaves that are lighter grayish-green on the underside. They 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. [ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief "Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary" Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098]
* Many fishes 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". [ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief "Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary" Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098]

Silver in human culture

Aphorisms
* 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.

Chemistry
* Mercury, the element with the atomic number of 80, is also called "quicksilver" because it resembles liquid silver.

Culture
* A silver age is a name often given to a particular period within a history, typically as a lesser and later successor to a golden age.

Film
* The silver screen is a poetic name for a motion picture screen.

Heraldry
* 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. ["The American Girls Handy Book", p.369]

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. [ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief "Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary" Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098]

Marriage
* The 25th wedding anniversary is called the "Silver Anniversary" and one is expected to give gifts made of silver to a couple celebrating that anniversary. By extension, the 25th anniversary of any important event is called the "silver jubilee".

Parapsychology
* 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. [ Greenhouse, Herbert B. "The Astral Journey" New York:1975 Doubleday Page 46 ]

Sports
* A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc.
* The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League use silver as one of their primary colors.

See also

* List of colors

References


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