The Colour Gold: Weekly Journal 45

Hello everyone! Today we will be discussing the colour gold.

The colour of sand in the harsh sunlight, the warm glow of a sunrise, and the sparkle of a bejeweled crown. Gold is a strong and solid colour that symbolises wealth, prosperity, wisdom and victory. It is also commonly associated with warmth, magic and perfection.

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Gold, the metal
Why is the colour "gold" called gold? It was named after the element gold, which is a yellow-orange hue. The gold metal isn't always the generic "yellow gold". There are also "white gold", "green gold" and "rose gold" variations depending on what metals are mixed with the gold alloy.

How is this colour different to yellow?
Gold is a type of yellow, however it is also an umbrella term for other types of gold, such as Goldenrod, Golden Poppy, Vegas Poppy and Old Gold. Gold generally stays between the colours yellow-orange and brown. This colour tends to be on the heavier, more saturated side of the colour wheel, which reflects the solid gold element it was named after.



Matching gold
Gold can be matched with many colours. The basic warm colours, such as red and orange, really compliment gold and can give off a feisty or warm feeling.



Pairing it with brown can give it an autumn-like or muted feel.



It works really well with green as well, since they are close together on the colour wheel.



The beauty of it is that it doesn't necessarily have to take up a lot of the illustration, but it can assist in enhancing the other colours to create an atmosphere. This can be done by using golden lighting.




Essentially, gold is a very strong asset to any colour palette, and can be used to dominate or compliment other colours in a picture. Combining gold with lighter yellows will not only make the picture brighter, but it will also add more depth. To see the journal about the colour yellow, click here: cloud-of-colours.deviantart.co…

Here are some other artworks that incorporate the colour gold
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