Green
| Green | |
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       Clockwise, from top left: Spanish gold and emerald pendant; chestnut-fronted macaw; Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck; a billiards table; countryside in France; a graduating class of U.S. Marines; limes | |
| Spectral coordinates | |
| Wavelength | 495–570 nm |
| Frequency | ≈575–525 THz |
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #00FF00 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 100, 0) |
| Source | [Unsourced] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) |
| This box shows the color green. |
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Green is a color between the yellow and blue colors in the rainbow. Green is a primary color (a color that can be mixed with another color) of light. The others are red and blue.
Green and blue are next to each other on the spectrum, and there are languages which do not distinguish between them. Examples are old Chinese, Thai, old Japanese, and Vietnamese.
Green paint can be made by mixing yellow paint and blue tempera paint together.
Green light, like all light, is quanta—composed of photons. The wavelength of green light is about 550 nanometers (one-billionth of a meter).
Most leaves of growing plants, such as trees and bushes, are green. This is because there is a chemical in leaves, called chlorophyll, which is colored green.
See color vision for more on the significance of green.
Meaning of green
[change | change source]- Green is used as a color associated with jealousy. The phrase "green-eyed monster" means a jealous person.
- The color green is the color of nature. Having a "green thumb" means that you're good at gardening.[1][2]
- Green is a color associated with poison. Paris green is a highly toxic chemical compound.
- Green is a color of the Islamic religion and Islamism. Search the shade "Islamic Green" below.
- Green is also the color of sickness. The phrase "green around the gills" is an expression implying that the person is nauseated.
Tones of green color comparison chart
[change | change source]Green is a color, the perception of which is evoked by light having a spectrum dominated by range with a wavelength of roughly 495–570 nm.
Shades of green
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Green thumb definition". Dictionary.com. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ↑ "Green thumb". Merriam-Webster's Learners Dictionary.