Silver is the metallic shade resembling gray, closest to that of polished silver.
The visual sensation usually associated with the metal silver is its metallic shine. This cannot be reproduced by a simple solid color, because the shiny effect is due to the material's brightness varying with the surface angle to the light source. In addition, there is no mechanism for showing metallic or fluorescent colors on a computer. Consequently in art one would normally use a metallic paint that glitters like real silver. A matte grey color like the swatch on this page would not be considered silver.
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Aphorisms
The expression every cloud has a silver lining is used to point out that something good can often come out of even a bad situation.
Automobiles
Silver is the most popular color for automobiles because police surveys have shown that because silver is a bright color, silver automobiles are involved in crashes less often than cars of any other color.
Mercury, the element with the atomic number of 80, is also called quicksilver because it resembles liquid silver.
Culture
A silver age is a name often given to a particular period within a history, typically as a lesser and later successor to a golden age.
Film
The silver screen is a poetic name for a motion picture screen.
Heraldry
In heraldry there is no distinction between silver and white, represented as "argent".
In English heraldry argent (silver) or white signified brightness, purity, virtue, or innocence. [7]
Literature
The Silver Cord is a 1926 play by Sidney Howard about the emotional tie between a mother and a son and the term "silver cord" is sometimes used to represent this tie. [8]
Marriage
The 25th wedding anniversary is called the Silver Anniversary and one is expected to give gifts made of silver to a couple celebrating that anniversary. By extension, the 25th anniversary of any important event is called the silver jubilee.
Parapsychology
Those who claim to have had out-of-body experiences sometimes report that they observe a silver cord connecting their astral body to their physical body. [9]
Sports
A silver medal is a medal awarded to the second place finisher of contests (typically athletics competitions) such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc.
Surnames
Silver (or names containing the word Silver) is a common surname among people who are Jewish and of European ancestry (Ashkenazi Jews).