Black what a color. What determines the color of different gold alloys? Composition of gold alloys
Colors are of great importance in our lives. Just imagine your life without them for one day - the world around you will become gray and uninteresting - and you will see how much we need them. With the help of colors, they even determine aspects of character and personality traits in psychology! As for English, just like in all languages of the world, colors are used everywhere to describe objects and their condition; people and their appearance, environment, etc.
Let's look at the main nuances of the use of colors in English, and also stop and remember some interesting exceptions and idioms associated with them.
Let's start, perhaps, with the very basics. From the very word “color” in English.
Which is correct: “colour” or “color”?
Some beginners who begin to learn English are faced with both versions of this word and are perplexed which option is correct or preferable. In fact, both options are correct!
Сolor is the American version color used in Britain, New Zealand. The second option is more traditional and classic. There are no differences in pronunciation. Therefore, you can safely write as you like.
Let's look at some examples of both variations of the word "colour/color":
- What's your favorite color? - What is your favorite color?
- Foods which go through a factory process lose much of their color, flavor and texture. - Food that is subjected to industrial processing loses quite a lot of color, smell and quality.
- This garden was a mass of color /color. - This garden was a concentration of flowers.
Below are examples of how you can replace the word "color":
- a bright, dark, deep color/shade/hue - bright, dark, deep shade/color/tone;
- a pale, delicate color/shade/hue - pale, sophisticated color/shade/tone;
- a light / strong / natural color / shade - light, rich, natural color / shade.
Vocabulary
Main synonyms for the word “color” are:
shade- tint, shadow
hue- tone, color
tint- shade
tinge- shade
Interesting idioms with the word “color”:
- your true colors - your true face, character.
People will never know my true colors. - People will never know my true face. - with flying colors - very good; with great success, high results
I am going to pass my English test with flying colors. - I'm going to pass my English exam with great success.
Basic colors of the English language
As you know, there are a huge variety of colors, however, the main and most commonly used are the following:
Red- red
Gray- grey
Blue- blue
Dark blue- blue
Green- green
Yellow- yellow
Pink- pink
Orange- orange
Brown- brown
White- white
Black- black
Violet- violet
For a more detailed description, you can use a huge variety of colors that are present in English as well as in Russian:
Gold- gold
Silver- silver
Amber- amber
Azure- blue, azure
Beige- beige
Body color- flesh color
Bronze- bronze
Chocolate- chocolate
Coral- coral
Denim blue- denim
Lilac- lilac
Pearl- pearl
Raspberry- raspberry
Sand- sandy
Snow- snow-white
Vinous- burgundy
Light sea green- aquamarine
As for shades, forming them in English is quite simple. Just follow the following scheme and everything will work out:
Green(green) + light(light) = light green(light green);
Green + dark(dark) = dark green(dark green).
- She has very beautiful dark green eyes. - She has very beautiful dark green eyes.
- This light green color suits you so much. - This light yellow suits you very well.
- I would like to buy this green curtain. - I would like to buy this green curtain.
And if anything is not clear, our school’s teachers will be happy to help you.
There is also an option to add words bright And pale:
bright green- bright green;
pale green- pale green.
Vocabulary
To suit- go, approach
Curtain- curtain, curtain
Bright- bright
Pale- pale, dull
Using colors in sentences
There are several options:
The name of the color is used after the verb
- This plate is white. - This plate is white.
- This cup has pleasant yellow color. - This cup is a nice yellow color.
Color acts as a noun
- This white plate is nice. - This white plate is beautiful.
- Yellow cup was bought yesterday. - We bought the yellow cup yesterday.
Color comes before the noun it describes
- This white plate is mine. - This white cup is mine.
- That yellow cup belongs to him. - This yellow cup belongs to him.
Idioms about flowers
Modern English contains a huge number of idioms and set expressions. Not a single native speaker can do without them. And of course, for all English learners, it would be a great idea to master a couple of idioms relating to colors.
Black as ink- gloomy, joyless
To look blue- look sad
Once in a blue moon- very rarely, almost never
Out of the blue- bolt from the blue, unexpectedly
Grass is always greener on the other side- Well, where we do not
Green hand- an inexperienced person, a novice in some business
To see red- get angry, be angry
Golden opportunity- a great, brilliant opportunity for something
To give the green light- allow something
A gray area- riddle, snag
Jokes in English related to flowers
What's black and white and red all over?
(A newspaper!)What happens when you throw a white hat into the Black Sea?
(It gets wet!)
(A penguin rolling down a hill!)What's black and white, black and white, and black and white?
(A zebra caught in a revolving door!)What's black and white, black and white, and black and white?
(A panda bear rolling down a hill!)
Just as in life, in our everyday communication, both in Russian and in English, knowledge of colors is simply necessary. Without them, it is impossible to fully express everything you see, feel and imagine. Learn something new and interesting, improve yourself, and your life will not only become brighter and more colorful, but you will definitely find your “golden opportunity”.
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Learning colors in English usually does not present any particular difficulties due to the clarity of the material being studied. In this article we will introduce you to what the primary colors are called in English with translation into Russian. Not all English language learners are familiar with English transcription, so we will teach you how to name colors in English with Russian pronunciation.
So, there are a huge number of colors and shades in the world. And not every one of them can be called in one word even in our native language, not to mention a foreign one. And in order not to have a shortage of words denoting colors in English, it is not necessary to study all possible color options. It will be enough to know a couple of dozen basic names that are most often used in speech.
Names of flowers in English
Here are the ten primary colors that children are first introduced to when learning English.
Yellow - yellow (Yelou) [ˈjeləʊ ]
Green - green (green) [ɡriːn]
Blue - blue, blue (blue) [bluː]
Brown - brown [braʊn]
White - white (white) [waɪt]
Red - red (ed) [red]
Orange - orange (Orange) [ˈɒrɪndʒ ]
Pink - pink (pink) [pɪŋk]
Gray - gray (gray) [ɡreɪ]
Black - black (black) [blæk]
Pronouncing colors in English for children is usually not very difficult; most colors are denoted by monosyllabic words and are easy to remember.
After you have mastered the first ten colors in English, you can add ten more colors to your vocabulary that you can encounter quite often in different situations.
Beige - beige (baize) [beɪʒ]
Golden - golden, golden (Golden) [ˈɡəʊldən]
Emerald - emerald (Emerald) [ˈemərəld]
Coral - coral (koral) [ˈkɒrəl]
Copper - copper (kopa) [ˈkɒpə]
Olive - olive (Oliv) [ˈɒlɪv]
Purple - violet, purple (ash) [ˈpɜːpəl]
Silver - silver, silvery (silva) [ˈsɪlvə]
Lilac - lilac (lAilak) [ˈlaɪlək]
Khaki - khaki (kAki) [ˈkɑːki]
Thus, now you know the basic colors in English with transcription in Russian. There are twenty words in total, with which you can easily name the color of any item you need.
In addition to the name of the color, sometimes you need to name the shade. The names of shades can be indicated by adding certain adjectives to the main color. For example: bright, dark, light, etc. They will allow you to convey the color saturation of the described phenomenon or object. Here are words that will help you more accurately indicate the desired color.
Light- light (light) [laɪt]
Dark- dark (dak) [dɑːk]
Bright- bright (bright) [braɪt]
Dull- dim (dal) [dʌl]
Pale- pale (pale) [peɪl]
After you have learned the names of all colors in English, for better memorization and further training, you can try to name familiar objects in English, adding the name of the color to them. For example, a red sofa, a white refrigerator, light green walls, dark blue socks.
You also need to know how to correctly ask in English what color this or that object is. To do this, use the construction What color? (what colour). For example:
What is this?- What is this? (wat from zis?) [‘wɒt ɪz ðɪs]
This is a flower.- This is a flower. (zis from e flAua) [‘ðɪs ɪz ə ˈflaʊə]
What color is it?- What colour is he? (uot kala from it) [wɒt ‘kʌlʌ ɪz ɪt]
It is yellow.- He is yellow. (it from Yelou) [ɪtɪz ˈjeləʊ]
Learning colors in English in a playful way
If you are learning the names of colors in English with children, then you can come up with many fun game exercises. Starting from playing with pencils - asking what color the pencil you are holding is, and vice versa, so that the child asks the question.
One of the variants of such a game is “Guess”. One participant hides a pencil behind his back, and the second tries to guess what color the pencil is. This game uses the following structures:
- Is it...(color name)? - Is he...(color name)?
- Yes, it is. (No, it isn't)- Yes. (No)
For example:
The participant holds behind his back 
(a blue pencil)
Then asks the second player a question:
What color is the pencil?- What color is the pencil? (uot kala from ze pensil) [wɒt ‘kʌlʌ ɪz ðə ˈpensl]
The second player begins to guess:
Is it red?- He is red? (from it ed.) [ɪz ɪt red]
First participant:
No, it isn't.
Is it yellow?- He is yellow? (from it Yelou) [ɪz ɪt ˈjeləʊ]
No, it isn't.- No. (now, it iznt) [‘nəʊ ɪt ‘ɪznt]
Is it blue?- Is it blue? (from it blue) [ɪz ɪt bluː]
Yes, it is.- Yes. (es it from) [ˈjes it ‘iz]
Your questions on a walk or when putting away toys - “What color is this?” will also help children remember colors in English well. The more memory exercises you do, the faster and more lasting the effect will be.
So, as you can see, remembering the names of flowers in English will not be particularly difficult for either adults or children. Now you can go further in learning English. And most importantly, do not forget to return to the words you have learned from time to time and use them in combination with newly learned ones.
Color memorization exercise
To consolidate the result, right now, you can take the online exercise. We wish you success!
Complete the sentence with the missing word (color name)
Complete the sentences with the correct combinations of words
Make a proposal
Colors bright I like ... colors bright I like ... colors bright I like ... colors bright I like .
Healthy yummy and are red fruit ... healthy yummy and are red fruit ... healthy yummy and are red fruit ... healthy yummy and are red fruit ... healthy yummy and are red fruit ... healthy yummy and are red fruit.
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Table (palette) of colors html gives you the opportunity to independently choose the tone you need. The color value is displayed in three formats: Hex, RGB and HSV.
- Hex consists of three two-character values in the hexadecimal number system. For example: #ff00b3, where the first pair of numbers is red, the second is green, and the third is blue.
- RGB (RedGreenBlue) has the form "200,100,255", indicating the amount of the corresponding tone (red, green, blue) in the resulting color.
- HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value - tone, saturation, value) - a color model in which the coordinates are:
- Hue - color tone, can vary from 0° to 360°.
- Saturation - saturation, varies from 0-100 or 0-1. The higher this parameter, the “purer” the color, which is why this parameter is sometimes called color purity. And the closer this parameter is to zero, the closer the color is to neutral gray.
- Value (color value) - sets the brightness, the value can also vary between 0-100 or 0-1.
Enter color code: GO
List of colors with names
The table lists the English color names (which can be used as values) supported by all browsers and their hexadecimal values. All colors listed are “safe”, meaning they will appear the same in all browsers.
| Color name | HEX | Color |
|---|---|---|
| Black | #000000 | |
| Navy | #000080 | |
| Dark Blue | #00008B | |
| MediumBlue | #0000CD | |
| Blue | #0000FF | |
| DarkGreen | #006400 | |
| Green | #008000 | |
| Teal | #008080 | |
| DarkCyan | #008B8B | |
| DeepSkyBlue | #00BFFF | |
| DarkTurquoise | #00CED1 | |
| MediumSpringGreen | #00FA9A | |
| Lime | #00FF00 | |
| SpringGreen | #00FF7F | |
| Aqua | #00FFFF | |
| Cyan | #00FFFF | |
| MidnightBlue | #191970 | |
| Dodger Blue | #1E90FF | |
| LightSeaGreen | #20B2AA | |
| ForestGreen | #228B22 | |
| SeaGreen | #2E8B57 | |
| DarkSlateGray | #2F4F4F | |
| LimeGreen | #32CD32 | |
| MediumSeaGreen | #3CB371 | |
| Turquoise | #40E0D0 | |
| RoyalBlue | #4169E1 | |
| SteelBlue | #4682B4 | |
| DarkSlateBlue | #483D8B | |
| MediumTurquoise | #48D1CC | |
| Indigo | #4B0082 | |
| DarkOliveGreen | #556B2F | |
| Cadet Blue | #5F9EA0 | |
| CornflowerBlue | #6495ED | |
| MediumAquaMarine | #66CDAA | |
| DimGray | #696969 | |
| Slate Blue | #6A5ACD | |
| OliveDrab | #6B8E23 | |
| Slate Gray | #708090 | |
| LightSlateGray | #778899 | |
| MediumSlateBlue | #7B68EE | |
| LawnGreen | #7CFC00 | |
| Chartreuse | #7FFF00 | |
| Aquamarine | #7FFFD4 | |
| Maroon | #800000 | |
| Purple | #800080 | |
| Olive | #808000 | |
| Gray | #808080 | |
| Sky Blue | #87CEEB | |
| LightSkyBlue | #87CEFA | |
| BlueViolet | #8A2BE2 | |
| DarkRed | #8B0000 | |
| DarkMagenta | #8B008B | |
| SaddleBrown | #8B4513 | |
| DarkSeaGreen | #8FBC8F | |
| LightGreen | #90EE90 | |
| MediumPurple | #9370D8 | |
| DarkViolet | #9400D3 | |
| PaleGreen | #98FB98 | |
| DarkOrchid | #9932CC | |
| YellowGreen | #9ACD32 | |
| Sienna | #A0522D | |
| Brown | #A52A2A | |
| DarkGray | #A9A9A9 | |
| Light Blue | #ADD8E6 | |
| GreenYellow | #ADFF2F | |
| PaleTurquoise | #AFEEEE | |
| LightSteelBlue | #B0C4DE | |
| PowderBlue | #B0E0E6 | |
| FireBrick | #B22222 | |
| DarkGoldenRod | #B8860B | |
| MediumOrchid | #BA55D3 | |
| RosyBrown | #BC8F8F | |
| Dark Khaki | #BDB76B | |
| Silver | #C0C0C0 | |
| MediumVioletRed | #C71585 | |
| IndianRed | #CD5C5C | |
| Peru | #CD853F | |
| Chocolate | #D2691E | |
| Tan | #D2B48C | |
| LightGray | #D3D3D3 | |
| PaleVioletRed | #D87093 | |
| Thistle | #D8BFD8 | |
| Orchid | #DA70D6 | |
| GoldenRod | #DAA520 | |
| Crimson | #DC143C | |
| Gainsboro | #DCDCDC | |
| Plum | #DDA0DD | |
| BurlyWood | #DEB887 | |
| LightCyan | #E0FFFF | |
| Lavender | #E6E6FA | |
| DarkSalmon | #E9967A | |
| Violet | #EE82EE | |
| PaleGoldenRod | #EEE8AA | |
| LightCoral | #F08080 | |
| Khaki | #F0E68C | |
| AliceBlue | #F0F8FF | |
| HoneyDew | #F0FFF0 | |
| Azure | #F0FFFF | |
| SandyBrown | #F4A460 | |
| Wheat | #F5DEB3 | |
| Beige | #F5F5DC | |
| WhiteSmoke | #F5F5F5 | |
| MintCream | #F5FFFA | |
| GhostWhite | #F8F8FF | |
| Salmon | #FA8072 | |
| AntiqueWhite | #FAEBD7 | |
| Linen | #FAF0E6 | |
| LightGoldenRodYellow | #FAFAD2 | |
| OldLace | #FDF5E6 | |
| Red | #FF0000 | |
| Fuchsia | #FF00FF | |
| Magenta | #FF00FF | |
| DeepPink | #FF1493 | |
| OrangeRed | #FF4500 | |
| Tomato | #FF6347 | |
| HotPink | #FF69B4 | |
| Coral | #FF7F50 | |
| Darkorange | #FF8C00 | |
| LightSalmon | #FFA07A | |
| Orange | #FFA500 | |
| LightPink | #FFB6C1 | |
| Pink | #FFC0CB | |
| Gold | #FFD700 | |
| PeachPuff | #FFDAB9 | |
| NavajoWhite | #FFDEAD | |
| Moccasin | #FFE4B5 | |
| Bisque | #FFE4C4 | |
| MistyRose | #FFE4E1 | |
| Blanched Almond | #FFEBCD | |
| PapayaWhip | #FFEFD5 | |
| LavenderBlush | #FFF0F5 | |
| SeaShell | #FFF5EE | |
| Cornsilk | #FFF8DC | |
| LemonChiffon | #FFFACD | |
| FloralWhite | #FFFAF0 | |
| Snow | #FFFAFA | |
| Yellow | #FFFF00 | |
| LightYellow | #FFFFE0 | |
| Ivory | #FFFFFF0 | |
| White | #FFFFFF |
Gold is the favorite metal of many people, as incredibly beautiful jewelry is made from it: chains, rings, bracelets, earrings, watches, cufflinks and much more. Most people associate this metal with the sun because it has a similar color. But if you look at several pieces of jewelry, you can see that the color of the gold from which they are made can be different - with a pinkish, white, red and even green tint. This leads to the idea that there are different types of gold, when in fact this is not the case. What determines the color of gold?
The color of gold products depending on the added ligature
Composition of gold alloys
In nature, gold as a metal has a rich yellow color. As for the jewelry industry, gold in its pure form has never been used to make jewelry, since it is ductile, which makes it unstable to deformation. However, this problem can be solved by adding other metals to the gold alloy, which give it the necessary resistance to negative factors. Impurities of other metals are called alloys, which determine what color gold is.
To estimate the pure gold content of an alloy, a measure such as fineness is used. It shows the number of grams of precious metal contained in a kilogram of alloy. For example, 585 hallmark (the most common in the jewelry market) means that a kilogram of the alloy contains at least 585 grams of gold, while 415 grams are impurities, that is, alloy.
In jewelry practice, solar metal is combined with the following impurities:
- copper;
- silver;
- palladium;
- platinum;
- zinc;
- cadmium.
The presence of a ligature in a gold alloy determines its shade, which is what jewelers use. Playing with metal shades allows you to create masterpiece jewelry that is in high demand among buyers.
Shades of gold
Types of metal
The shades of gold are impressive in their diversity and they depend on which metal predominates in the composition of the alloy:
- Red gold: This is an alloy that has a purity of 375, that is, the lowest in the metric gold standard system. The red tint is achieved by adding a large amount of copper to the alloy (approximately 600 grams per 1 kilogram). A small part of the alloy (25 grams) is silver. A gold alloy with a purity of 375 was popular in the USSR, but over time this metal was replaced by a high-fineness analogue with a purity of 585. This alloy is considered the most popular among buyers.
- Orange: this is the same gold with a purity of 375, but with a different composition of the alloy. To obtain metal with this tint, a smaller amount of copper and a larger amount of silver are added to the alloy.
- White: has a purity of 585 or 750. It is gold combined with platinum, nickel, silver or palladium. It is this composition of the alloy that makes the metal look like silver. White gold has been considered trendy for years in a row, as it not only adds elegance to products, but also emphasizes the splendor of precious stones.
- Pink: Produced by a special combination of silver and copper, which lightens the red color of the copper to a soft pink. Rose gold adds delicacy and sophistication to jewelry made from it. Also, such gold emphasizes the beauty of precious stones. Rings and pendants are made from this alloy.
- Yellow gold: this is a metal with a purity of 750 - high-grade gold from which luxury jewelry is made. The alloy has a rich yellow tint due to the large amount of gold in the alloy (at least 750 grams per kilogram). The ligature in this alloy is represented by copper and silver, taken in equal proportions. Jewelry made from yellow aurum looks expensive, but it requires careful handling - the predominance of pure gold in the alloy makes them fragile and prone to deformation.
- Brown: this gold has a high standard (585 or 750). The unusual shade of the metal is explained by the large amount of copper in the alloy. The impurities also include nickel and manganese. The metal undergoes a thorough chemical treatment to obtain a brown color due to the formation of a brown film. The advantage of brown gold is not only its exquisite appearance, but also its incredible strength.
- Green: the alloy is obtained by adding an alloy containing silver, zinc, cadmium and rubidium to gold, which gives the metal a greenish tint. This alloy is called electrum. Despite its attractive appearance, green gold is not suitable for making solid jewelry, such as rings, as it is very fragile. In the jewelry industry, metal with a green tint is used as a raw material for the manufacture of decorative inserts in jewelry.
- Blue: This metal looks very unusual. It is obtained by adding chromium and iron to the alloy. The disadvantage of this gold is its fragility and tendency to oxidize when exposed to air. For this reason, such gold is used only in the production of inserts in jewelry, and such inserts should in no case come into contact with the skin when worn constantly - the gold will quickly oxidize.
- Purple: This color of gold is obtained by combining it with potassium or aluminum. Nowadays, this metal is only gaining its popularity among admirers of gold jewelry.
- Grey: Much like white gold alloy. Gray gold contains nickel, zinc and silver.
- Black: This metal has indescribable beauty and a corresponding price, since obtaining the perfect black color of gold is a difficult task. This alloy is also produced by coating high-grade gold with rhodium or ruthenium. High-grade black gold is obtained due to its oxidation under high temperature (annealing).
When purchasing gold items, you should be careful, especially if it concerns jewelry made from metal of an unusual shade (it is “colored” gold that is counterfeited in most cases). It is recommended to buy gold in a jewelry store that has been present on the jewelry market for a long time, or directly from the manufacturer. You should also pay attention to the hallmark, name tag and label. A genuine gold product has a perfect appearance. To protect yourself from buying a fake, you should refrain from purchasing jewelry from private individuals who do not have any documentation for their goods.
