Gold (color)
Vegas gold
### Vegas gold

Displayed at right is the color **Vegas gold**.

**Vegas gold**, rendered within narrow limits, is associated with the glamorous [casinos](/wiki/Casino "Casino") and [hotels](/wiki/Hotel "Hotel") of the [Las Vegas Strip](/wiki/Las_Vegas_Strip "Las Vegas Strip"), United States.

Vegas gold is one of the official athletic colors for the [Notre Dame Fighting Irish](/wiki/Notre_Dame_Fighting_Irish "Notre Dame Fighting Irish"), [Boston College Eagles](/wiki/Boston_College_Eagles "Boston College Eagles"), [Colorado Buffaloes](/wiki/Colorado_Buffaloes "Colorado Buffaloes"), [South Florida Bulls](/wiki/South_Florida_Bulls "South Florida Bulls"), [St. Vincent–St. Mary High School](/wiki/St._Vincent%E2%80%93St._Mary_High_School "St. Vincent–St. Mary High School"), [Vanderbilt Commodores](/wiki/Vanderbilt_Commodores "Vanderbilt Commodores"), the United States Naval Academy Midshipmen, and Western Carolina University Catamounts. It is one of the official colors of the NHL's [Vegas Golden Knights](/wiki/Vegas_Golden_Knights "Vegas Golden Knights"), and was the type of gold the [Pittsburgh Penguins](/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins "Pittsburgh Penguins") used on their uniforms until they reverted to "Pittsburgh gold", the shade traditionally associated with the city.


Why was Pittsburgh Penguins' uniform gold changed to 'Pittsburgh gold'?