Template:Element color/doc

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 
•    1 → #ff8989 
•    2 → #ffdead 
•    3 → #ffbfff 
•    4 → #cccccc 
•    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)

As of January 2021, not used

• 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 
•    aq-A → #66ffff 
•    aq-GA → #55cc55 Note: Formal color is #66ff66
•    aq-B → #bcff66 Note: Formal color is #b2ff66
•    aq-C → #ffff66 
•    aq-Start → #ffaa66 
•    aq-Stub → #ff6666 

Wikipedia article importance

•    imp-Top → #ff00ff 
•    imp-High → #ff88ff 
•    imp-Mid → #ffbbff 
•    imp-Low → #ffddff 
•    imp-??? → #f8f9fa 
•    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 

Available background colors for periodic tables
Usage: {{Element color|table header}}

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

This is the TemplateData documentation for this template used by VisualEditor and other tools.

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.

Template parameters

Parameter		Description	Type	Status
Color class name	1	Predefined class name to return its legend color Example alkali metal	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}}