This template returns the element's legend color, to be used in HTML makeup:

  • {{Element color|Alkali metals}}#ff6666
  • {{Element color|alkali metal}}#ff6666

Overview संपादन करीं

State of matter (font color) संपादन करीं

Color attribute value (font color). The color number can be used (abused) as background color, but the key (legend) is not defined then.
  • A  Solid → #000000 
  • A  Liquid → #008000 
  • A  Gas → #ff0000 
  • A  Unknown phase → #696969 
  • A  Solid (predicted) → #000000 
  • A  Liquid (predicted) → #008000 
  • A  Gas (predicted) → #ff0000 

Occurrence (cell border; aka frame) संपादन करीं

Border attribute value
  •    Primordial → 2px solid #8811ff 
  •    From decay → 2px dashed #773300 Note: "Natural radio" deprecated
  •    Synthetic → 2px dotted #4499ff 
  •    Undiscovered → 2px solid transparent 
  •    None → 2px solid transparent 

Metal–nonmetal categories संपादन करीं

  •    Alkali metals → #ff6666 
  •    Alkaline earth metals → #ffdead 
  •    Lanthanides → #ffbfff 
  •    Actinide → #ff99cc 
  •    Superactinide → #d1ddff 
  •    Eka-superactinide → #c6dd9d 
  •    Transition metal → #ffc0c0 
  •    Post-transition metal → #cccccc 
  •    Metalloid → #cccc99 
  •    Diatomic nonmetal → #e7ff8f 
  •    Polyatomic nonmetal → #a1ffc3 
  •    Noble gas → #c0ffff 
  •    Unknown chemical properties → #e8e8e8 
  •    Unknown → #ffffff 

Metal–nonmetal categories, reduced set संपादन करीं

  •    Metals → #eee8aa 
  •    Metalloids → #cccc99 
  •    Nonmetals → #b0e0e6 
  •    Inner transition metals → #d8bfd8 

Year and era संपादन करीं

  •    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)}}

Blocks संपादन करीं

  •    s-block → #ff9999 
  •    p-block → #fdff8c 
  •    d-block → #99ccff 
  •    f-block → #9bff99 
  •    g-block → #fd99ff Note: unused, g-block does not exist. This color is used to derive the 'predicted' color

In period 8, theoretical elements:

  •    s-block (predicted) → #ffcccc 
  •    p-block (predicted) → #ffffbf 
  •    d-block (predicted) → #c7eeff 
  •    f-block (predicted) → #cdffcc 
  •    g-block (predicted) → #febfff 

Numbers संपादन करीं

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 

Metalloid cite classes संपादन करीं

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%

Setting a default color संपादन करीं

|1=not a color name |default=#aabbcc → #aabbcc (use # not #)
|1=not a color name |default=thistle → thistle

Misc संपादन करीं

  •    Rare earth metal → #ffbffe Note: discussed, Nov/Dec 2013
  •    Halogen → #ffff99 Note: deprecated as a nonmetal category. See nonmetal

"Unknown" variants संपादन करीं

  •    Unknown → #ffffff 
  •    Unk → #ffffff Note: deprecated
  •    Unknown (white) → #ffffff Note: deprecated
  •    White → #ffffff 
  •    X → #ffffff Note: Deprecated, redireced to Unknown (white)
  •    Unknown chemical properties → #e8e8e8 
  •    (See below) → #f8f8f8 Note: deprecated
  •    Future → # 
  •    Redirect → #c0c0c0 
  •    Unassessed → transparent 
  • A  Unknown phase → #696969 
  •    Undiscovered → 2px solid transparent 
  •    none → 2px solid transparent 

Wikipedia article quality संपादन करीं

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+ → #66ff66 Note: or aq-Bplus
  •    aq-B → #bcff66 Note: Formal color is #b2ff66
  •    aq-C → #ffff66 
  •    aq-Start → #ffaa66 
  •    aq-Stub → #ff6666 
  •    aq-Unassessed → transparent 

Wikipedia article importance संपादन करीं

  •    imp-Top → #ff00ff 
  •    imp-High → #ff88ff 
  •    imp-Mid → #ffbbff 
  •    imp-Low → #ffddff 
  •    imp-??? → #f9f9f9 
  •    imp-n/a → #f5f5f5 

Color names संपादन करीं

  •    Black → #000000 
  •    White → #ffffff 
  •    blue → #0000ff 
  •    green → #008000 
  •    red → #ff0000 
  •    yellow → #ffff00 

Table background संपादन करीं

  •    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, colh, rowh, subh #e8e8e8
mark #f0f0f0
background bg #f8f8f8 Also the default return value
border   #a9a9a9 Equals predefined color "grey"

The return values are complete color values to be used as a CSS style, including the # but not the ; character.

Deprecated or unknown meaning संपादन करीं

Do not use these color names. In general, it is advised to use a more specific, meaningful color name. These color names are not used in main space, and most are redirected to another color.

  •    D → transparent Note: Historical (previously for years and eras), kept to ensure that old revisions do not appear broken.
  •    E → transparent Note: Historical (previously for years and eras), kept to ensure that old revisions do not appear broken.
  •    F → transparent Note: Historical (previously for years and eras), kept to ensure that old revisions do not appear broken.
  •    X → #ffffff Note: Unspecific, redirected to Unknown (white)
  •    Disambig → #00fa9a Note: Not a legend color, unknown intention.
  •    UnknownC → transparent Note: Unclear meaning. Redirected to Unknown phase
  •    veryreactive → transparent Note: Testing or sandbox.

Colors hardcoded संपादन करीं

The same colors, with the same key, may be hardcoded in templates and pages:

Deprecated parameters संपादन करीं

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