Silver (#C0C0C0)
Silver is the metallic
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
Silver
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| #C0C0C0 | ||
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(192, 192, 192) |
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The first recorded use of silver as a color name in
Since version 3.2 of
Use examples of web color
HTML -example:<body bgcolor="silver">- CSS-example:
body { background-color:silver; }
Pale Silver
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| #C9C0BB | ||
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(201, 192, 187) | |
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(0°, 0%, 80%) | |
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Pale Silver is the color called silver in
Silver in nature
- Many
metals are colored silver with a metallic sheen because the extra electrons in the outerelectron shells of theiratoms , which make them good electrical conductors, are what cause their silver color with the metallic sheen. [3]
- A
silverfish is an insect which may eat paper orcloth . [5] - Many fishes are colored silver.
- A
silver fox is a "genetically determined phase of the commonred fox in which the pelt isblack tipped withwhite ". [6]
Shades of silver color comparison chart
- Pale Silver (Crayola Silver) (Hex: #C9C0BB) (RGB: 201, 192, 187)
- SILVER (web color) (Hex: #C0C0C0) (RGB: 192, 192, 192)
Silver in human culture
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- 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.
- Silver is the most popular color for
automobiles because police surveys have shown that because silver is a bright color, silver automobiles are involved in crashes less often than cars of any other color.
Mercury , theelement with theatomic number of 80, is also called quicksilver because it resembles liquid silver.
- A
silver age is a name often given to a particular period within a history, typically as a lesser and later successor to agolden age .
- The silver screen is a
poetic name for a motion picture screen.
- In
heraldry there is no distinction between silver andwhite , represented as "argent ". - In English heraldry argent (silver) or white signified brightness, purity, virtue, or innocence. [7]
- 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. [8]
- 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.
- 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. [9]
- A
silver medal is amedal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as theOlympic Games , Commonwealth Games, etc.
- Silver (or names containing the word Silver) is a common surname among people who are Jewish and of European ancestry (Ashkenazi Jews).
See also
List of colors
References
- ^ W3C TR CSS3 Color Module, HTML4 color keywords
- ^ 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
- ^ Asimov, Isaac Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos New York:1992 Plume (Penguin)
- ^ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098
- ^ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098
- ^ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098
- ^ The American Girls Handy Book, p.369
- ^ Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098
- ^ Greenhouse, Herbert B. The Astral Journey New York:1975 Doubleday Page 46
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