Template:Element color
This template returns the element's legend color, to be used in HTML makeup:
- {{Element color|f-block}} →
#9bff99
- Some color codes are designed as fontcolor.
- Some return values are designed as full border settings:
- {{Element color|Synthetic}} →
2px dotted #6e6e8e
Note: the true code returned is like: #ffc0c0;
(#
being "#").
This way, any HTML page will not use "#" to start a numbered list.
Background color options
style=background
attribute value- In code:
style="background:{{element color|alkali metals}};"
Blocks
-
s-block
→#ff9999
-
p-block
→#fdff8c
-
d-block
→#99ccff
-
f-block
→#9bff99
-
g-block
→#fd99ff
-
h-block
→#7ed9d9
-
i-block
→#e0c880
Theoretical elements (option, usually full color is used. See g-block):
-
s-block (predicted)
→#ffcccc
-
p-block (predicted)
→#ffffbf
-
d-block (predicted)
→#c7eeff
-
f-block (predicted)
→#cdffcc
-
g-block (predicted)
→#febfff
Groups
-
group 18
→#c0ffff
Note: noble gases
Categories metal–metalloid–nonmetal
-
Metal
→#eee8aa
-
Metalloid
→#cccc99
-
Non-metal
→#b0e0e6
Standard atomic weight
-
saw-header
→#b0e0e6
-
saw
→#e1fcff
-
msi-header
→#c3ffd8
-
msi
→#e1ffec
- msi = most stable isotope
Year and era
-
Antiquity to Middle Ages
→#ffb9b9
-
Before 1800
→#dfcdff
-
1800-1849
→#cbffb9
-
1850-1899
→#b9ffe4
-
1900-1949
→#ffe2b9
-
1950-1999
→#fff6b9
-
2000-present
→#ffb9ef
Example: {{Periodic table (discovery periods)}}
Numbers
Used in: Valence (chemistry)#Maximum valences of the elements These colors correspond to the Alkali metal–noble gases range
-
0
→#c0ffff
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1
→#ff8989
-
2
→#ffdead
-
3
→#ffbfff
-
4
→#cccccc
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5
→#cccc99
-
6
→#a0ffa0
-
7
→#ffff99
-
8
→#d1ddff
-
9
→#c6dd9d
-
unknown valence
→#ededed
Metalloid cite classes
See Template:Periodic table (list of metalloid lists)
-
Metalloid citeclass 1of4
→#baffba
Note: currently: 93% -
Metalloid citeclass 2of4
→#badcff
Note: currently: 44% -
Metalloid citeclass 3of4
→#ffbadc
Note: currently: 24% -
Metalloid citeclass 4of4
→#ffffba
Note: currently: 9%
Cell border options
style=border
attribute value- In code:
style="border:{{element color|synthetic}};"
Occurrence (cell border)
-
Primordial
→2px solid #6e6e8e
-
From decay
→2px dashed #6e6e8e
Note: "Natural radio" deprecated -
Synthetic
→2px dotted #6e6e8e
-
Undiscovered
→2px solid transparent
-
None
→2px solid transparent
Font color options
style=color
attribute value- In code:
style="color:{{element color|gas}};"
State of matter (font color)
- A
Solid
→#000000
- A
Liquid
→#000000
- A
Gas
→#000000
- A
Unknown phase
→#000000
Setting a default color
|1=not a color name
|default=#aabbcc
→ #aabbcc (use # not #)|1=not a color name
|default=thistle
→ thistle
"Unknown" variants
Usable in mainspace
-
Unknown
→#ffffff
Note: Deprecated, too generic -
White
→#ffffff
-
Unknown chemical properties
→#e8e8e8
-- Category - A
Unknown phase
→#000000
--SoM -
Undiscovered
→2px solid transparent
Note: Border -- Occurrence -
none
→2px solid transparent
Note: Border -- Occurrence
Wikipedia article quality
Used in: Wikipedia:WikiProject Elements/Articles/Periodic Table by Quality
-
aq-FA
→#6699ff
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aq-A
→#66ffff
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aq-GA
→#55cc55
Note: Formal color is#66ff66
-
aq-B
→#bcff66
Note: Formal color is#b2ff66
-
aq-C
→#ffff66
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aq-Start
→#ffaa66
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aq-Stub
→#ff6666
Wikipedia article importance
-
imp-Top
→#ff00ff
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imp-High
→#ff88ff
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imp-Mid
→#ffbbff
-
imp-Low
→#ffddff
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imp-???
→#f8f9fa
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imp-n/a
→#f5f5f5
Color names
-
Black
→#000000
-
White
→#ffffff
-
blue
→#0000ff
-
green
→#008000
-
red
→#ff0000
-
yellow
→#ffff00
Table background
-
table title
→#d8d8d8
-
table header
→#e0e0e0
-
table colheader
→#e8e8e8
-
table mark
→#f0f0f0
-
table background
→#f8f8f8
-
table border
→#a9a9a9
Specification (1st parameter) |
Alternative specification |
Returns color | Note |
---|---|---|---|
title | caption | #d8d8d8 | |
header | #e0e0e0 | ||
colheader | rowheader, subheader | #e8e8e8 | |
mark | #f0f0f0 | ||
background | bg | #f8f8f8 | Also the default return value |
border | #a9a9a9 | Equals predefined color "grey" |
Colors hardcoded
The same colors, with the same key, may be hardcoded in templates and pages:
- See Category:Pages containing element color directly (0)
{{Periodic table (32 columns, micro)/elementcell}}
{{Periodic table (Goldschmidt classification)}}
(cells, not the legend){{Periodic table (electron configuration lanthanides)}}
{{Infobox element/symbol-to-occurrence/format2}}
{{Infobox element/symbol-to-block/format2}}
Tracking and warning
Element color ID's used in mainspace (articles) but not in {{Element color}} are listed in Category:Element color has unknown ID (0); these articles show awarning in preview.
Template data
TemplateData for Element color
This template returns an RGB color number, for usage in css style setting (style="background:#ab23a6"). For certain input, a css fontcolor or border style is returned.
Parameter | Description | Type | Status | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Color class name | 1 | Predefined class name to return its legend color
| String | required |
Deprecated and experimental parameters
Those not for mainspace are kept in {{Element color/secondary}}
See also
- {{element color/secondary}} -- development and deprecated colors etc., should not appear in mainspace.
- {{element color/example}}
- {{element cell/overview}}