The web color gold ( shown at right ) is sometimes referred to as golden in order to distinguish it from the color metallic gold . The use of gold as a color term in traditional usage is more often applied to the color `` metallic gold '' ( shown below ) . At right is displayed a representation of the color metallic gold ( the color traditionally known as gold ) which is a simulation of the color of the actual metallic element gold itselfâ '' gold shade .