Erin (color)

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. 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. 

 Meaning of erin 

 The color Erin represents Ireland.  

 Tones of erin color comparison chart 
NameColorHEX CodeRedGreenBlueHueSatLumSourceErin#00FF3F025563135°100%50%Maerz & PaulMalachite#0BDA511121881140°90%45%Maerz & PaulEmerald Green#50C87880200120140°52%55%Maerz & PaulIrish Green#40C57564197117144°53%51%Pantone TPX 15-6340Kelly Green#4CBB177618723101°78%41%www.99colors.netJade Green#00A86B0168107158°100%33%Maerz & PaulShamrock Green#009E60015896156°100%31%Maerz & PaulIrish Isle#27A6403916676132°62%40%PlochereViridian#40826D64130109161°34%38%Maerz & PaulDark Erin#3B78615912097157°34%35%Erin (ISCC-NBS)

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