Goldenrod is a color

Color

Color or colour is the visual perceptual property corresponding in humans to the categories called red, green, blue and others. Color derives from the spectrum of light interacting in the eye with the spectral sensitivities of the light receptors...

 that resembles the goldenrod

Goldenrod

Solidago, commonly called goldenrods, is a genus of about 100 species of flowering plants in the family Asteraceae. Most are herbaceous perennial species found in the meadows and pastures, along roads, ditches and waste areas in North America. There are also a few species native to Mexico, South...

 plant.

A Crayola

Crayola

Crayola is a brand of artists' supplies manufactured by Crayola LLC, which was founded in 1885 as Binney & Smith. It is best known for its crayons...

 crayon with this name and color, although a lighter version, was created in 1958.

Goldenrod

Displayed at right is the web color goldenrod.

The color goldenrod is a representation of the color of some of the deeper gold colored goldenrod flowers.

The first known recorded use of goldenrod as a color name in English was in 1915.

Light goldenrod yellow

The web color light goldenrod yellow is displayed at right.

Pale goldenrod

The web color pale goldenrod is displayed at right.

Dark goldenrod

The web color dark goldenrod is a color that resembles the color goldenrod, but is darker.