Green is considered to be the color of… nature!
Green is a really beautiful color often found in nature. Let’s find out more about it!
- Green is the color between blue and yellow on the visible spectrum.
- During post-classical and early modern Europe, green was the color commonly associated with wealth, merchants, bankers, and the gentry.
- Green is the color most commonly associated with nature, life, health, youth, spring, hope, and envy.
- In the European Union and the United States, green is also sometimes associated with toxicity and poor health.I
- In China and most of Asia, its associations are very positive, as the symbol of fertility and happiness.
- Green represents ‘go’ in traffic signals, railway signals, and ship signals.
- It is known as a safe color worldwide which is why first-aid equipment is often green.
- Green is the color used for night-vision goggles.
- This happens because the human eye is most sensitive and able to distinguish the most shades in that color.
- Green is the national color of Ireland.
- Green was a sacred color to the Egyptians.
- It was representing the hope and joy of spring.
- The floors of the temples were green.
- Suicides dropped by 34% when London’s Blackfriar Bridge was painted green.
- Green is the second most popular favorite color, after blue.
- Green was also George Washington’s favorite color.
- In some languages, including old Chinese, Thai, old Japanese, and Vietnamese, the same word can mean either blue or green
- Green is the color of love, associated with Venus.
- In regards to the directional positioning of the color wheel, the opposite hue of green will be as others have said, red.
- The color green is often used to indicate something is safe when advertising medical products.
- Many natural products are promoted as “green” products.
- According to a survey, too much green can cause people to become placid, lazy, slow, moody, depressed, and lethargic.
- According to the same survey, too little green can cause feelings of apathy and fear of rejection.
- The Chicago River is dyed green every year to mark St. Patrick’s Day.
- There is no green pigment in green eyes, like the color of blue eyes, it is an optical illusion.
- There is no green pigment in green eyes; like the color of blue eyes, it is an optical illusion.
- Gambling tables in a casino are traditionally green, and this tradition is said to have started in gambling rooms in Venice in the 16th century.
- Green was the traditional color worn by hunters in the 19th century.
- A green belt in karate, taekwondo, and judo symbolize a level of proficiency in the sport.
- In legends, folk tales and films, fairies, dragons, monsters, and the devil are often shown as green.
