Marigold
- HEX
- #EAA221
- RGB
- 234 162 33
- HSL
- 39° 83% 52%
- CMYK
- 0 31 86 8
Marigold or Amber?
Darker and more orange than amber.
Language
Marigold means Mary's gold. The name first belonged to the pot marigold, Calendula, and honored the Virgin Mary.
Culture
In Mexico, Tagetes erecta is cempasúchil, from the Nahuatl for twenty flower, and its orange blooms are the flower of the dead, heaped on altars and graves for the Day of the Dead. The Aztecs grew it for medicine and ceremony.
Kin
- Gold: Marigold is 'Mary's gold'
- Blue: The Virgin's other color, the blue of her mantle
- Orange: The orange flower of Mexico's Day of the Dead
Sources
- Wikipedia, 'Tagetes erecta' (cempasúchil; Day of the Dead; 'Mary's gold')
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