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old gold

old gold

5.7
A dark yellow color with a little brown tone
  • noun
translation icon : oro envejecido
  • She chose old gold drapes to match the vintage decor in her living room.

Examples

  • The team's uniforms are a striking shade of old gold and navy blue.

  • She wore a dress that was a stunning old gold color.

  • That painting features rich old gold highlights throughout the background.

  • The walls were painted in a beautiful shade of old gold.

  • She chose old gold drapes to match the vintage decor in her living room.

  • The team's uniforms are a striking shade of old gold and navy blue.

  • That painting features rich old gold highlights throughout the background.

Synonyms

gold
vsold gold
214 1.0

A deep shiny yellow color like the metal used for coins and jewelry

is darker and looks tarnished rather than bright and new
golden
vsold gold
118 1.0

Having a warm yellow color like gold

is darker and more tarnished with less warm brightness
amber
vsold gold
13 3.2

A deep yellow-brown color like honey

is darker and more tarnished rather than resin-like brown yellow
gold-colored
vsold gold
  • US
1 2.4

To have a shiny yellow color like gold

is darker and specifically aged rather than merely metallic in look
golden-yellow
vsold gold
1 3.3

A warm yellow color like gold

is darker and has a more aged, tarnished look
goldish
vsold gold
1 3.8

Having a light gold color or shine

is clearly darker and shows noticeable tarnish and aged tone
aureate
vsold gold
9.9

Having a deep golden color like gold

is darker and tarnished showing an aged less bright yellow
gilt
vsold gold
6.8

Having a deep golden color like real gold

is darker and shows tarnish from age rather than fresh shine

How Dark

old gold
5.7
golden
118 1.0
gold
214 1.0

Surface Forms

old gold singular
old golds plural

Morphology

old + gold

The adjective 'old' straightforwardly modifies 'gold' to indicate a darker or tarnished shade of the metal, so the color meaning is directly derivable from the constituent words. This adjective+noun compositional pattern for naming hues is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows 'old' and 'gold' will readily understand the MWE.

Etymology

Old gold comes from the look of real old gold that has aged and become darker and a little dull. That's why old gold means a 'dark yellow' color that looks like aged metal.