Emerald (color)

Emerald is a color that is a shade of green. It is light and bright, with a faint bluish cast. The name comes from the color of emerald.

The first written use of emerald as a color name in English was in 1598.Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 194; Color Sample of Emerald: Page 75 Plate 26 Color Sample J10

Emerald is a highly transparent color. This  color is evenly distributed, with no eye-visible color zoning. 

Meaning of emerald
 The color emerald may be used to represent Ireland.  Ireland is often called the emerald isle. 

Tones of emerald color comparison chart
NameColorHEX CodeRedGreenBlueHueSatLumSourceEmerald#50C87880200120140°52%55%Maerz & PaulEmerald green (Emeraldgreen)#00C9570201120146°10039%Web colorMedium Emerald, Emerald (crayola)#14A98920169137167°79%37%Emerald (Crayola Gem Tones)Paolo Veronese Green#009B7D0155125168°100%30%Verde Verones (Gallego & Sanz)Spanish Emerald#0099750153117166°100%30%Esmeralda (Gallego & Sanz)Vivid Emerald#0098740152116166°100%30%Emerald (Pantone TPX 17-5641)Illuminating Emerald#31917749145119164°49%38%Crayola Metallic FXTeknikk x9700#1CE67828230120147°80%50%Roblox

Related pages
 List of colors

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