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title: "Gold Material"
url: "https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/html/GOLDMATERIAL_2EFA3A34_F5C3_4B7C_938A_1E051180EE8C.html"
section_path: "The Node Editor > The individual Assets > Material > Gold Material"
element_id: "GOLDMATERIAL_2EFA3A34_F5C3_4B7C_938A_1E051180EE8C"
description: "This Node is only available when editing a classic Cinema 4D Node material."
---

# Gold Material

![Image: 043212.jpg](https://help.maxon.net/c4d/en-us/Content/Resources/Images/043212.jpg)

> **Tip:** Note:
>
> This Node is only available when editing a classic Cinema 4D Node material.

The gold material - like all metals - lives from reflections. You must therefore ensure that there are either bright area/polygon lights or an HDRI-textured sky in the scene that can be reflected in the gold.