Chartreuse (color)
Chartreuse (US: /ʃɑːrˈtruːz, -ˈtruːs/ ⓘ, UK: /-ˈtrɜːz/, French: [ʃaʁtʁøz] ⓘ), also known as yellow-green or greenish yellow, is a color between yellow and green. It was named because of its resemblance to the green color of a French liqueur called green chartreuse, introduced in 1764. Similarly, chartreuse yellow is a yellow color mixed with a small amount of green; it was named because of its resemblance to the color of a similar French liqueur called yellow chartreuse.
| 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 | |
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #B2D63F |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (178, 214, 63) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (74°, 71%, 84%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (81, 84, 102°) |
| Source | RGB and CMYK color systems. |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellowish green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) H: Normalized to [0–100] (hundred) | |
During the 2000s, yellow-green, as well as other shades of bright green like lime green, became a very popular aesthetic of choice due to various tech companies using it as office decor and other associated products and the massive popularity and success of the Shrek franchise from DreamWorks.