Silver (color)
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'''Silver''' is the metallic [[Tints and shades|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.
== Silver ==
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At right is displayed the [[web color]] '''silver'''.
The first recorded use of ''silver'' as a color name in [[English language|English]] was in [[1481]] . <ref> 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 </ref>
Since version 3.2 of [[HTML]] "silver" is a name for one of the 16 basic-[[Video Graphics Array|VGA]]-colors.
===Use examples of web color===
* '''[[HTML]]-example''': <code><body bgcolor="silver"></code>
* '''[[Cascading Style Sheets|CSS]]-example''': <code>body { background-color:silver; }</code>
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== Pale Silver ==
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title= Pale Silver|
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r=201|g=192|b=187|
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'''Pale Silver''' is the color called ''silver'' in [[Crayola]] [[crayon]]s. It is not a neutral grayscale color, but is a warm gray with an extremely slight tone of [[Vermilion#Orange-Red|orange-red]].
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== Silver in nature ==
===Minerals===
* Many [[metal]]s are silver colored and good reflectors because of the relatively free [[electron]]s in the outer [[electron shell]]s of their [[atom]]s.<ref> Asimov, Isaac ''Atom: Journey Across the Subatomic Cosmos'' New York:1992 Plume (Penguin)</ref>
===Plants===
* A [[silver fir]] is a valuable [[timber]] [[tree]] that originated in [[Europe]].<ref> Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief ''Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary'' Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098</ref>
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]]. <ref> Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief ''Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary'' Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098</ref>
* Many [[fish]]es 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]]". <ref> Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief ''Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary'' Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098</ref>
== Shades of silver color comparison chart ==
<ul>
<li style = "background-color: #c9c0bb;"> Pale Silver (Crayola Silver) (Hex: #C9C0BB) (RGB: 201, 192, 187)</li>
<li style = "background-color: #c0c0c0;"> SILVER (web color) (Hex: #C0C0C0) (RGB: 192, 192, 192)</li>
</ul>
== Silver in human culture ==
'''[[Aphorism]]s'''
* 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.
'''[[Automobile]]s'''
* Silver is the most popular color for [[automobile]]s 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.
'''[[Chemistry]]'''
* [[Mercury (element)|Mercury]], the [[Chemical element|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 (metaphor)|golden age]].
'''[[Film]]'''
* The [[silver screen]] is a [[Poetry|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. <ref>''The American Girls Handy Book'', p.369</ref>
'''[[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. <ref> Mish, Frederic C., Editor in Chief ''Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary'' Springfield, Massachuetts, U.S.A.:1984--Merriam-Webster Page 1098</ref>
'''[[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''.
'''[[Nation]]s'''
* [[Argentina#Etymology|Argentina]] means ''land of silver'' in [[Spanish (language)|Spanish.]]
'''[[Parapsychology]]'''
* Those who claim to have had [[out-of-body experience]]s sometimes report that they observe a [[silver cord]] connecting their [[astral body]] to their [[physical body]]. <ref> Greenhouse, Herbert B. ''The Astral Journey'' New York:1975 Doubleday Page 46 </ref>
'''[[Sports]]'''
* A [[silver medal]] is a [[medal]] awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically [[sport|athletics]] competitions) such as the [[Olympic Games]], [[Commonwealth Games]], etc.
'''[[Surname]]s'''
* Silver (or names containing the word Silver) is a common [[surname]] among people who are [[Jew]]ish and of [[European ethnic groups|European]] ancestry ([[Ashkenazi]] Jews).
== See also ==
* [[List of colors]]
== References ==
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