golden glow

Sunset's amber light

Golden glow describes warm, rich yellow-orange light, especially the soft radiance of sunset, candlelight, or firelight: The room had a golden glow from the lamps.

It extends to figurative warmth—a pleasant feeling of satisfaction or nostalgia: She looked back on those years with a golden glow.

Also a tall yellow-flowered perennial plant grown in gardens.

Related

warmth · radiance · luminosity · sunlight · warm light · afterglow · marigold · amber light · firelight · gleam · crepuscular · brightness · tawny · halo · buttery · harvest · autumn · gold leaf

Categories
Opposites
light quality/warmth

golden glowcool light

Blue-spectrum illumination source

harsh light · blue light · fluorescent light · pale blue · steel gray

emotional atmosphere

golden glowharsh glare

pitch darkness · deathly pale

light quality

golden glowharsh light

Intense, unflattering illumination

glare · harsh glare · cool light · darkness · shadow

Family

glow, golden, glistening, gilded, gilding, goldsmith, goldsmiths

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G