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Viridian
Viridian | |
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Hex triplet | #40826D |
HSV (h, s, v) | (161°, 51%, 51%) |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (64, 130, 109) |
Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
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Viridian is a blue-green pigment, a hydrated chromium(III) oxide, of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. It is composed of a majority of green, followed by blue. Specifically, it is a shade of spring green, which places the color between green and teal on the color wheel, or, in paint, a tertiary blue–green color. Viridian takes its name from the Latin viridis, meaning "green".[2] The first recorded use of viridian as a color name in English was in the 1860s (exact year uncertain).[3]
Variations of viridian[]
Paolo Veronese green[]
Paolo Veronese Green | |
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Hex triplet | #009B7D |
HSV (h, s, v) | (168°, 100%, 61%) |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 155, 125) |
Source | Gallego and Sanz[4] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
Paolo Veronese green is the color that is called Verde Verones in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.
Paolo Veronese green was a color formulated and used by the noted 16th-century Venetian artist Paolo Veronese.
Paolo Veronese green began to be used as a color name in English sometime in the 1800s (exact year uncertain).[5]
Another name for this color is transparent oxide of chromium.[6]
Viridian green[]
Viridian Green | |
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Hex triplet | #009698 |
HSV (h, s, v) | (181°, 100%, 60[7]%) |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 150, 152) |
Source | Pantone TPX[8] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate bluish green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
At right is displayed the color viridian green.
The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-5126 TPX—Viridian Green.[9]
Generic viridian[]
Generic Viridian | |
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Hex triplet | #007F66 |
HSV (h, s, v) | (168°, 100%, 50%) |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 127, 102) |
Source | Gallego and Sanz[4] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Moderate green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
Generic viridian is the color that is called Viridian inspecifico in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.
Spanish viridian[]
Spanish Viridian | |
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Hex triplet | #007F5C |
HSV (h, s, v) | (163°, 100%, 50%) |
sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 127, 92) |
Source | Gallego and Sanz[4] |
ISCC–NBS descriptor | Strong green |
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) |
Spanish viridian is the color that is called Viridian specifico in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.
In popular culture[]
Viridian as a quaternary color on the RYB color wheel: |
green
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viridian
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teal
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Although viridian is a less-used color name in English, it is used in a number of cultural references, probably because it is derived from viridis, the Latin word for green, so using the word viridian sounds more elegant than simply referring to the Old English word green.
- Automobiles
- Broadcasting
- Television
- Viridian was the name of an Orion starship in Star Trek Discovery
- Environmental Design
- The viridian design movement is a popular design movement based on a bright green environmentalism philosophy.[11][12]
- Film
- Viridian is mentioned by Otho when discussing remodeling, in the 1988 film Beetlejuice.[13]
- Music
- "Viridian" is the seventh song on Between the Buried and Me's Colors.
- "Viridian (Interlude)" is the sixteenth track on Bethel Music's Without Words: Synesthesia
- Viridian is the name of the ninth studio album by rock band Closterkeller whose releases are usually named after colors
- Video games
- In the Pokémon franchise, in the Kanto region, Viridian City is the first town one encounters after leaving Pallet Town via Route 2 and also home to the final gym.
- In VVVVVV, the player character is Captain Viridian, who is a light blue-green color. All characters have names referencing their color and starting with the letter V.
- In Knights of the Old Republic II the player character can find and use a viridian lightsaber crystal.
- In League of Legends the champion Kayle has a viridian costume that is green with black wings.
- In Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations, there is a running joke about the color, started by the character Larry Butz.
- In the Steam game Aviary Attorney, the Viridian Killer is responsible for murders in France during the 1830s.
See also[]
- List of colors
- List of inorganic pigments
References[]
- ^ The color displayed in the color box above matches the color called viridian in the 1930 book by Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill; the color viridian is displayed on page 79, Plate 28, Color Sample K11.
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 18 See: "Table--Polyglot Table of Principle Color Names" Pages 18-19
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 206; Color Sample of Viridian: Page 93 Plate 79 Color Sample K11
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guía de coloraciones (Gallego, Rosa; Sanz, Juan Carlos (2005). Guide to Colorations) Madrid: H. Blume. ISBN 84-89840-31-8
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 201 (It is listed under Paul Veronese green)
- ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 142
- ^ web.forret.com Color Conversion Tool set to hex code of color #009698 (Viridian Green): Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Type the words "Viridian Green" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear.
- ^ Pantone TPX Pantone Color Finder--Type the words "Viridian Green" into the indicated window on the Pantone Color Finder and the color will appear:
- ^ "Viridian Joule" was the winning color name in Paint-Color Naming Contest [1]
- ^ Sterling, Bruce (2001). "Viridian: The Manifesto of January 3, 2000". Archived from the original on January 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-28. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Hughes, James (2002). "Democratic Transhumanism 2.0". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2007-01-26. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ ""Beetlejuice," shooting script, by Michael McDowell; and Warren Skaaren". Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-11-23.
Further reading[]
- Newman, R., Chromium Oxide Greens, in Artists’ Pigments, A Handbook of Their History and Characteristics, Vol 3: E.W. Fitzhugh (Ed.) Oxford University Press 1997, p. 273 – 286
External links[]
- Viridian, Pigments through the Ages, Webexhibits. Information about the color viridian, its history, making of, and its chemistry
- Viridian, Colourlex
- Viridian Red Noida, Viridian Red Noida
- Shades of blue
- Shades of cyan
- Shades of green
- Quaternary colors
- Inorganic pigments
- Chromium(III) compounds
- Transition metal oxides