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Really, when you actually look at it, it is pretty darned small...
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And it isn't gold at all. A painter would know it as orange vermillion, but most of us know it as international orange. If you are a graphic designer that would be PMS-173. Hexadecimal (web): cf4520. r.g.b.: 207,69,32.
Originally it was supposed to be grey, black, and silver; but the consulting architect, Irving Morrow, persuaded bridge officials to use the same color as the primer (orange-red) for the top-coat. The result blended in with the surroundings while being highly visible from the water and through the fog.
It takes 47,000 gallons to completely paint the Golden Gate Bridge.
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