Erin (color)
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Erin is the color halfway between green and spring green on the color wheel. The color erin is named after the word Erin, a poetic name for Ireland.
The first written use of erin as a color name in English was in 1922.[1]
Meaning of erin
change- The color Erin represents Ireland.
Tones of erin color comparison chart
changeName | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum | Source |
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Erin | #00FF3F | 0 | 255 | 63 | 135° | 100% | 50% | Maerz & Paul | |
Malachite | #0BDA51 | 11 | 218 | 81 | 140° | 90% | 45% | Maerz & Paul | |
Emerald Green | #50C878 | 80 | 200 | 120 | 140° | 52% | 55% | Maerz & Paul | |
Irish Green | #40C575 | 84 | 197 | 117 | 144° | 53% | 51% | Pantone TPX 15-6340 | |
Kelly Green | #4CBB17 | 76 | 187 | 23 | 101° | 78% | 41% | www.99colors.net | |
Jade Green | #00A86B | 0 | 168 | 107 | 158° | 100% | 33% | Maerz & Paul | |
Shamrock Green | #009E60 | 0 | 158 | 96 | 156° | 100% | 31% | Maerz & Paul | |
Irish Isle | #27A640 | 39 | 166 | 76 | 132° | 62% | 40% | Plochere | |
Viridian | #40826D | 64 | 130 | 109 | 161° | 34% | 38% | Maerz & Paul | |
Dark Erin | #3B7861 | 59 | 120 | 97 | 157° | 34% | 35% | Erin (ISCC-NBS) |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 194; Color Sample of Erin Page 81 Plate 29 Color Sample F12; A deep tone of the color Erin is shown as lying half way between a deep tone of green and a deep tone of the color that is now called spring green, on the bottom row of color samples on the color plate, which represent the deeper tones of the colors between green and the color now called spring green.