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Old Gold is a dark yellow
Yellow

Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, but does not significantly stimulate the S cone cells; that is, light with much red and green but not very much blue....
, which varies from light olive or olive brown
Brown

Brown, when used as a general term, is a color that is a dark yellow, orange , or red, of low luminance relative to lighter or white colored objects....
 to deep or strong yellow. The widely-accepted color "Old Gold" is on the darker rather than the lighter side of this range.

The first recorded use of old gold as a color name in English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 was in the early 1800s (exact year uncertain).








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Old Gold is a dark yellow
Yellow

Yellow is the color evoked by light that stimulates both the L and M cone cells of the retina about equally, but does not significantly stimulate the S cone cells; that is, light with much red and green but not very much blue....
, which varies from light olive or olive brown
Brown

Brown, when used as a general term, is a color that is a dark yellow, orange , or red, of low luminance relative to lighter or white colored objects....
 to deep or strong yellow. The widely-accepted color "Old Gold" is on the darker rather than the lighter side of this range.

The first recorded use of old gold as a color name in English
English language

English is a West Germanic language that originated in Anglo-Saxon England and has lingua franca status in many parts of the world as a result of the military, economic, scientific, political and cultural influence of the British Empire in the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries and that of the United States from the mid 20th century onwa...
 was in the early 1800s (exact year uncertain).

Old gold in human culture


Academics

  • The academic dress regulations and colors for graduation
    Graduation

    Graduation is the action of receiving or conferring an academic degree or the ceremony that is sometimes associated, where students become Graduates....
     ceremonies require that the distinctive official costume of each person be worn. An old gold cap, gown, hood, or tassel can represent a particular degree
    Academic degree

    A degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by institutions of higher education, such as University, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study....
     or diploma
    Diploma

    A diploma is a certificate or deed issued by an educational institution, such as a university, that testifies that the recipient has successfully completed a particular course of study, or confers an academic degree....
    .
  • In the U.S., old gold is widely used as one of the two color symbols for college
    College

    File:Government college for Women Dhoke Kala Khan.JPGCollege is a term most often used today to denote an education institution. More broadly, it can be the name of any group of collegialitys, for example, an electoral college, a College of Arms or the College of Cardinals....
    s and universities
    University

    A university is an institution of higher education and research, which grants academic degrees in a variety of subjects. A university provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education....
     (notably Texas State University, Purdue University
    Purdue University

    Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, Indiana, United States, is the flagship university of the six campuses within the Purdue University System....
    , East Tennessee State University
    East Tennessee State University

    East Tennessee State University is an accredited United States university, founded October 2, 1911 and located in Johnson City, Tennessee, Tennessee....
    , Georgia Tech
    Georgia Institute of Technology

    The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech or simply Tech, is a public university, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States....
    , the University of Iowa
    University of Iowa

    The University of Iowa is a public university research university located in Iowa City, Iowa, United States. The university is organized into eleven colleges granting undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees....
    , Vanderbilt University
    Vanderbilt University

    Vanderbilt University is a private university research university in Nashville, Tennessee, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1873, the university is named for ship transport and rail transport magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided Vanderbilt its initial United States dollar1 million endowment despite having never been to the Southern...
    , the University of Tulsa
    University of Tulsa

    The University of Tulsa is a private university awarding bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees located in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It is currently ranked 83rd among doctoral degree granting universities in the nation by US News and World Report and is listed as one of the "Best 366 Colleges" by the Princeton Review....
    , Wake Forest University
    Wake Forest University

    Wake Forest University is a Private university, coeducational university in the U.S. state of North Carolina, founded in 1834. The university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, North Carolina, near the state capital Raleigh, North Carolina....
    , East Carolina University
    East Carolina University

    East Carolina University is a public education, coeducational, doctoral/research university located in Greenville, North Carolina, North Carolina, United States....
    , Oakland University
    Oakland University

    Oakland University is a public university located between Rochester Hills, Michigan and Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, Michigan, from which OU derives its name....
    , Wofford College
    Wofford College

    Wofford College is a small liberal arts college located in Spartanburg, South Carolina, South Carolina. Wofford was founded in 1854 with a bequest of $100,000 from the Rev....
    , West Virginia University
    West Virginia University

    West Virginia University is a public university research university in Morgantown, West Virginia, West Virginia, United States of America. Other campuses include: West Virginia University at Parkersburg in Parkersburg, West Virginia; West Virginia University Institute of Technology in Montgomery, West Virginia; Potomac State College of West...
    , and University of Wisconsin-Superior
    University of Wisconsin-Superior

    The University of Wisconsin-Superior is a public university located in Superior, Wisconsin. UW-Superior grants bachelor's, master's, and specialist's degrees....
    ).
  • Old gold is also used as one of the official colors of college fraternal organizations such as Alpha Phi Alpha
    Alpha Phi Alpha

    Alpha Phi Alpha is the first intercollegiate Fraternities and sororities established by African Americans. Founded on December 4, 1906, on the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, Alpha Phi Alpha has initiated over 185,000 men into the organization and has been open to men of all races since 1940....
    , Alpha Gamma Rho
    Alpha Gamma Rho

    Alpha Gamma Rho is a social/professional fraternity in the United States, with 72 university chapters. Though primarily a social organization, its members pride themselves on their affiliations to the life sciences and agricultural sciences....
    , Alpha Zeta
    Alpha Zeta

    Alpha Zeta is a professional fraternity for students and industry professionals in the agriculture and natural resources fields. Founded in 1897 at The Ohio State University, Alpha Zeta is the first and oldest collegiate society for agriculture....
    , Acacia
    Acacia Fraternity

    Acacia Fraternity is a Fraternities and sororities originally based out of freemasonry tradition. At its founding in 1904, membership was originally restricted to those who had taken the Masonic obligations, and the organization was built on those ideals and principles....
    , Alpha Tau Omega
    Alpha Tau Omega

    ATO is an American Leadership Fraternities and sororities that annually ranks among the top ten national fraternities for number of chapters and total number of members....
    , Delta Sigma Pi
    Delta Sigma Pi

    ?S? is a co-ed Professional fraternity business Fraternities and sororities in the United States of America. It was founded on November 7, 1907 at the School of Commerce, Accounts and Finance, New York University, New York City, New York and is currently headquartered in Oxford, Ohio, Ohio....
    , Delta Upsilon
    Delta Upsilon

    Delta Upsilon is the 6th oldest international, all-male, college, Greek alphabet social fraternities and sororities and is the first non-secret fraternity ever founded....
    , Kappa Alpha Order
    Kappa Alpha Order

    Kappa Alpha Order is an American social fraternity and fraternal order. Kappa Alpha Order has 131 active chapters with more than and 149,000 initiated members....
    , Omega Psi Phi
    Omega Psi Phi

    Omega Psi Phi is an international Fraternities and sororities and was the first African-American national fraternal organization to be founded at a Historically Black colleges and universities....
    , Omega Tau Zeta, Phi Kappa Sigma
    Phi Kappa Sigma

    Phi Kappa Sigma is an international all-male college leadership and social fraternities and sororities. Its members are known as "Phi Kaps", "Skulls" and sometimes "Skullhouse", the latter two because of the skull and crossbones on the Fraternity's badge and coat of arms....
    ,Phi Kappa Tau
    Phi Kappa Tau

    Phi Kappa Tau is a United States national Fraternities and sororities....
    , Pi Kappa Alpha
    Pi Kappa Alpha

    Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity is an international, secret, social, Greek alphabet, college fraternities and sororities. It was founded at 47 West The Range at the University of Virginia in the United States on Sunday evening, March 1 1868....
    , Phi Rho Eta
    Phi Rho Eta

    Phi Rho Eta is a nationally Incorporation , predominantly African-American Fraternities and sororities that was founded on August 22, 1994 at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois....
    , Sigma Alpha Epsilon
    Sigma Alpha Epsilon

    Sigma Alpha Epsilon was founded March 9, 1856 at the University of Alabama. SAE is the largest social college fraternity by total initiates with more than 288,000 initiated members....
    , and Sigma Chi
    Sigma Chi

    Sigma Chi is one of the largest and oldest all-male, college, greek alphabet social fraternities and sororities and a secret society. Sigma Chi was founded on June 28, 1855 at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio when members split from Delta Kappa Epsilon....
    .


Mining

In gold mining
Gold mining

Gold mining consists of the processes and techniques employed in the resource extraction of gold from the ground. There are several techniques by which gold may be extracted from the Earth....
, gold of any size, found in an old streambed—ancient, tertiary
Tertiary

The Tertiary is a a term for a Geologic time scale#Terminology 65 million to 1.8 million years ago. The Tertiary covered the time span between the superseded Secondary period and an out-of-date definition of the Neogene#Controversy....
, or otherwise—or parts thereof that have washed into the waterway, or gold found contained within hardpan
Hardpan

In soil science, agriculture and gardening, hardpan or ouklip is a general term for a dense layer of soil, usually found below the uppermost topsoil layer....
 would be considered "old gold."

Sports

  • Old gold is used for some NFL
    National Football League

    The National Football League is the Major North American professional sports leagues American football Sports league in the United States. It is an unincorporated 501#501.28c.29.286.29 association controlled by its members....
     teams: the New Orleans Saints
    New Orleans Saints

    The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Saints play in the NFC South of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
    , the St. Louis Rams
    St. Louis Rams

    The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the NFC West of the National Football Conference in the National Football League ....
    , and the San Francisco 49ers
    San Francisco 49ers

    The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in , while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara, California....
    . The reason for its use by the Saints is that New Orleans
    New Orleans, Louisiana

    New Orleans is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana. New Orleans is the center of the New Orleans metropolitan area metropolitan area, the largest metro area in the state....
     is an old city with the heritage and architecture of regal Europe
    Europe

    Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
    . The reason for its use by the 49ers is because the identification of San Francisco
    San Francisco, California

    The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city in California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States, with a 2007 estimated population of 799,183....
     (indeed the very choice of the mascot name) with the California Gold Rush
    California Gold Rush

    The California Gold Rush began on January 24, 1848, when gold was discovered by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill, in Coloma, California, California....
     of 1849. The reason for its use by the Rams is because old gold is used in conjunction with navy blue; both colors are a darkened version of the team's traditional blue and gold scheme dating back to when the team was in Los Angeles
    Los Angeles, California

    Los Angeles is the largest city in the U.S. state of California and the List of United States cities by population in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles is rated as a beta global city, has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California....
    .
  • Old gold is -- along with white -- one of the Georgia Institute of Technology
    Georgia Institute of Technology

    The Georgia Institute of Technology, commonly known as Georgia Tech or simply Tech, is a public university, coeducational research university in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States....
    's official colors.
  • The home shirts worn by English football
    Football (soccer)

    Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of eleven players, and is widely considered to be the most popular sport in the world....
     club Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
    Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.

    Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is a professional association football club based in the City of Wolverhampton, in the West Midlands of England....
     are traditionally old gold in color.


See also

  • List of colors
    List of colors

    The following is a complete list of colors with associated articles. See also color names and the list of color topics.Note that a large percentage of the color swatches below are taken from computer-domain-specific naming schemes such as X11 or HTML4 ....


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