sportsfan9580 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Just a thought, a lot of fans of (particularly yellow-themed) teams describe their colors as gold, maize, etc. Are there any other teams that do that and do you agree that this is unnecessary?Some ExamplesSteelers (Real color: yellow; Described color: gold)Lakers " "Sabres (Real color: yellow?; Described color: maize) (I know, this was during the "Buffaslug" era)Raiders (Real color: gray; Described color: silver)Spurs " "White Sox " "Texans (Real color: red; Described color: battle red, need confirmation, and if there is a difference?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoGTS Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I do admit that the Steelers has always bothered me especially since you got a team like the Saints who actually are black and gold, and also when you know Steelers fans who are like "The black and gold!", and I'm like "No, thats yellow..." lol Facebook: CustomSportsCovers Twitter: CSCovers Quote No because when the Irish came to Ireland and first came in contact with the leprechaun people, they didn't take their land away and force them to move west. Instead, the two groups learned to assimilate peacefully. However, certain tribes of the leprechaun refused to taint the pure blood and moved north into the forests of Ireland, only to be seen rarely, usually at the same time of a rainbows appearance and occasionally at the factories of Lucky Charms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LMU Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 The Lakers' shade of purple is called "forum blue"Then you also have the Disney-era Ducks with "jade and eggplant," and the Disney-era Angels with "periwinkle" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ARTnSocal Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 RAMS, 49ERS, SAINTS = GOLDPACKERS, STEELERS, = YELLOWLAKERS, PURPLE & YELLOW ..... but when Jack Kent Cooke owned the KINGS and LAKERS he wouldn't let the announcers call it 'PURPLE', it had to be called 'FORUM BLUE' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 The Lakers' shade of purple is called "forum blue"Not since 1981. It's been Royal Purple since then.We've discussed these kinds of things at length on this board, and even fairly recently.Later on, I'll address this issue...for example, not only is the Raiders primary color not Gray, it's not even a true Silver... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TornadoGTS Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 The Lakers' shade of purple is called "forum blue"I think they stopped calling it that for some years now.EDIT: CWx beat me to it Facebook: CustomSportsCovers Twitter: CSCovers Quote No because when the Irish came to Ireland and first came in contact with the leprechaun people, they didn't take their land away and force them to move west. Instead, the two groups learned to assimilate peacefully. However, certain tribes of the leprechaun refused to taint the pure blood and moved north into the forests of Ireland, only to be seen rarely, usually at the same time of a rainbows appearance and occasionally at the factories of Lucky Charms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Battle Red, Deep Steel Blue, Victory White.The Houston Texans got it just right. *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TruColor Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Battle Red, Deep Steel Blue, Victory White.The Houston Texans got it just right. YOU didn't. It's actually "Liberty White". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tBBP Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Oops...I goof. *Disclaimer: I am not an authoritative expert on stuff...I just do a lot of reading and research and keep in close connect with a bunch of people who are authoritative experts on stuff. || dribbble || Behance || Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rams80 Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 RAMS = GOLDNon! Non! Non! *wags finger*It's Millenium Blue and New Century Gold (and white) ( ) On 8/1/2010 at 4:01 PM, winters in buffalo said: You manage to balance agitation with just enough salient points to keep things interesting. Kind of a low-rent DG_Now. On 1/2/2011 at 9:07 PM, Sodboy13 said: Today, we are all otaku. "The city of Peoria was once the site of the largest distillery in the world and later became the site for mass production of penicillin. So it is safe to assume that present-day Peorians are descended from syphilitic boozehounds."-Stephen Colbert POTD: February 15, 2010, June 20, 2010 The Glorious Bloom State Penguins (NCFAF) 2014: 2-9, 2015: 7-5 (L Pineapple Bowl), 2016: 1-0 (NCFAB) 2014-15: 10-8, 2015-16: 14-5 (SMC Champs, L 1st Round February Frenzy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Discogod Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 New Orleans Hornets use "Creole Blue" and "Mardi Gras Gold" (basically blue & yellow)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Athletic gold (Steelers, Packers, Lakers) is not yellow any more than teal is green. Related? Very much. But the same? No. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldschoolvikings Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Athletic gold (Steelers, Packers, Lakers) is not yellow any more than teal is green. Related? Very much. But the same? No.+ http://dstewartpaint.blogspot.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEWJ Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Yellow:Steelers 'Gold':Difference? I think so.ColorWerx will probably laugh at the inaccuracies I just posted, but you get the idea... haha | BROWNS | BUCKEYES | CAVALIERS | INDIANS | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I think he'll say that color descriptions are essentially meaningless. And he'll be right. But they serve as a useful shorthand. And whatever we call the two colors you posted, we can agree that they're not the same. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burgundy Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Athletic gold (Steelers, Packers, Lakers) is not yellow any more than teal is green. Related? Very much. But the same? No.Exactly. For some reason, any color within the yellow spectrum seems to just be labeled "yellow", while other colors have multiple excepted shades. Athletic gold, maize, amber, and saffron are just as different from each other as scarlet, cardinal, crimson, and garnet are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ram29jackson Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I think its valid to giv different yellows, different names.very few would want the Michigan yellow for their uni's because its too flat and light.alot of WFL teams in the 70s used what I call a mustard yellow hahaand when grey pants are shiny , they are definitely silver. haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Athletic gold (Steelers, Packers, Lakers) is not yellow any more than teal is green. Related? Very much. But the same? No.Exactly. For some reason, any color within the yellow spectrum seems to just be labeled "yellow", while other colors have multiple excepted shades. Athletic gold, maize, amber, and saffron are just as different from each other as scarlet, cardinal, crimson, and garnet are.It's because using gold as part of the name is disingenuous. It may not be yellow, but it is very close to yellow. It doesn't at all look like gold-gold. If they called it anything other than gold I wouldn't call it yellow. As you said, other colors have multiple accepted shades, but they are still referred to frequently as their, for lack of better term, parent color. For example, the NY Giants wear royal blue and the Chicago Bears wear navy. However, both teams are said to wear blue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gothamite Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 That's because their colors are "navy blue" and "royal blue". "Blue" is an accurate shorthand. The Packers, Steelers et al use "athletic gold". "Gold" is the shorthand. It's because using gold as part of the name is disingenuous.I don't think that word means what you think it means. The Green Bay Packers Uniform Database! Now in a handy blog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheOldRoman Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 That's because their colors are "navy blue" and "royal blue". "Blue" is an accurate shorthand. The Packers, Steelers et al use "athletic gold". "Gold" is the shorthand. It's because using gold as part of the name is disingenuous.I don't think that word means what you think it means.Lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; insincere. It was used as intended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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