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=backgroundattribute 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→#c0ffffNote: noble gases
Categories metal–metalloid–nonmetal
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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)
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Metalloid citeclass 1of4→#baffbaNote: currently: 93% -
Metalloid citeclass 2of4→#badcffNote: currently: 44% -
Metalloid citeclass 3of4→#ffbadcNote: currently: 24% -
Metalloid citeclass 4of4→#ffffbaNote: currently: 9%
Cell border options
style=borderattribute value- In code:
style="border:{{element color|synthetic}};"
Occurrence (cell border)
-
Primordial→2px solid #6e6e8e -
From decay→2px dashed #6e6e8eNote: "Natural radio" deprecated -
Synthetic→2px dotted #6e6e8e -
Undiscovered→2px solid transparent -
None→2px solid transparent
Font color options
style=colorattribute 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
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Unknown→#ffffffNote: Deprecated, too generic -
White→#ffffff -
Unknown chemical properties→#e8e8e8-- Category - A
Unknown phase→#000000--SoM -
Undiscovered→2px solid transparentNote: Border -- Occurrence -
none→2px solid transparentNote: Border -- Occurrence
Wikipedia article quality
Used in: Wikipedia:WikiProject Elements/Articles/Periodic Table by Quality
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aq-FA→#6699ff -
aq-A→#66ffff -
aq-GA→#55cc55Note: Formal color is#66ff66 -
aq-B→#bcff66Note: 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
| 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.
| 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}}