Chartreuse (color)

Chartreuse
 
(clockwise from top-left) Cardington Airfield, Catopsilia pomona, Portrait of the Prince of Wales by Robert Peake the Elder, Fire engine in Zürich, A Shot Glass of Chartreuse liqueur
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#7FFF00
sRGBB (r, g, b)(127, 255, 0)
HSV (h, s, v)(90°, 100%, 100%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(90, 123, 120°)
SourceRGB and CMYK color systems.
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellowish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)
H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred)

Chartreuse (US: /ʃɑːrˈtruːz, -ˈtruːs/ ⓘ, UK: /-ˈtrɜːz/,[1] French: [ʃaʁtʁøz] ⓘ), also known as yellow-green or greenish yellow, is a color between yellow and green.[2] It was named because of its resemblance to the French liqueur green chartreuse, introduced in 1764. Similarly, chartreuse yellow is a yellow color mixed with a small amount of green, named after the drink yellow chartreuse.[3]

During the 2000s, yellow-green, as well as other shades of bright green like lime green, became very popular when various tech companies used it in office decor and other products, and with the popularity and success of the Shrek franchise.[4][5][6][7][8][9]

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  3. ^ "Green Chartreuse and Yellow Chartreuse". Chartreuse Liqueurs. Archived from the original on April 4, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2008.
  4. ^ "Color forecasting: Shrek turns the world green". The Seattle Times. September 28, 2006. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Carole. "Despite what Kermit says, Shrek's cool with his color". Hartford Courant. Retrieved March 27, 2023 – via Cape Cod Times.
  6. ^ Kemp, Ella (May 18, 2021). "A Cultural Evolution of 'Shrek', from Blockbuster Hit to Historic Meme". Vice. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  7. ^ Bakshi, Pema. "The Final Frontier Of 'Ugly' Fashion Is Shrek Green". www.refinery29.com. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
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