Prismatic Wharf Goldenrod

Greek prísma, prism — adjectival suffix -ic. As a color modifier, prismatic implies a saturated-and-multi-spectrum-decomposed quality, the bright color of crystal-prism and cut-glass-chandelier light-refraction-spectrum decomposition. Sits at the bright-and-shifting end of the grid, parallel to iridescent and spectral in usage.

Old English hwearf, embankment. As a color modifier, wharf implies a tidal-loading-edge quality, the visual register of Liverpool-and-Bristol-Wharf Industrial-Revolution stone-and-timber-and-iron tidal-loading-and-cargo-handling surfaces under Industrial-Revolution Liverpool-and-Bristol harbor working-day light. Sits at the modifier-and-place end of the grid, parallel to quay and dock in usage.

Solidago, the late-summer wildflower of North American meadows whose tall sprays of small yellow flowers signal the end of the growing season. The color refers to the flower head at full bloom: a warm, slightly muted yellow-orange with the matte finish of small clustered florets. Cooler than mustard, deeper than dandelion. The state flower of Kentucky and Nebraska, a pollinator magnet, and the original native dye for early American homespun.