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Color:
Paris Green


More info:
Wikipedia, ColorHexa


Colors with the same hue:
Forest green 
Neon dark green
Philippine green
Green 
Juniper
Clover
Smoke
Galactic Green
Spring green
Oxley
Emerald
Mummy's Tomb
Dusty Green
Eton blue
Light Sage
Nearby colors:
Medium sea green
Android green
Seaweed Green
GO green
Mantis
Pastel green
Very light malachite green
Fern
Jade
Cucumber
Soft Green
Light Green
Caribbean green
Shamrock green
Green 
Neon green
Meadow Green
Words evoked by this color:
arsenic,  amazonian,  erin,  belfast,  kerry,  thriving,  rainforest,  mori,  mineralogy,  avenue,  doa,  iman,  zoe,  thalia,  sham,  cyprian,  quetzal,  rama,  shangri-la,  galen,  emeer,  vertigo,  verity,  sinuous,  macao,  enviable,  prelapsarian,  edenic,  malachi,  granted,  careen,  windfall,  ural,  ample,  undying,  enwreathe,  wilde,  wyvern,  rolling,  verily,  donovan,  veritable,  roi,  eleazar,  salazar,  basilisk,  copious,  abound,  teeming,  ocular
Literary analysis:
In literary texts, Paris green sometimes appears not as a mere pesticide or poison but as a distinctive pigment—a vivid, memorable color in its own right. For example, one work notes that “in America, the pigment is known as ‘Paris green,’ but it is not there used to any extent by painters” [1], emphasizing its identity as a color rather than merely as a toxic substance. Other instances pair Paris green with similarly named hues, as seen when it is listed alongside London purple—a detail so important that editors even corrected its capitalization to affirm its status as a color [2][3]. In technical descriptions, Paris green is mixed with other compounds (such as white lead and Prussian blue) to create specific shades [4], and it is compared with other greens like Scheele's Green to stress its rich covering power in applications like business vehicle finishes [5]. These examples demonstrate that, beyond its notoriety in pest control lore, Paris green retains a place in literature as a notable and evocative hue.
  1. In America, the pigment is known as “Paris green,” but it is not there used to any extent by painters, although it is used as an insecticide.
    — from Paint & Colour Mixing A practical handbook for painters, decorators and all who have to mix colours, containing 72 samples of paint of various colours, including the principal graining grounds by Arthur Seymour Jennings
  2. Changed 'paris' to 'Paris' on page 72: "London purple and Paris green".
    — from The Apple The Kansas Apple, the Big Red Apple; the Luscious, Red-Cheeked First Love of the Farmer's Boy; the Healthful, Hearty Heart of the Darling Dumpling. What It Is; How to Grow It; Its Commercial and Economic Importance; How to Utilize It.
  3. Changed 'paris' to 'Paris' on page 72: "London purple and Paris green".
    — from The Apple The Kansas Apple, the Big Red Apple; the Luscious, Red-Cheeked First Love of the Farmer's Boy; the Healthful, Hearty Heart of the Darling Dumpling. What It Is; How to Grow It; Its Commercial and Economic Importance; How to Utilize It.
  4. Grass Green A.—Five parts white lead; 7 parts Paris green.
    — from Henley's Twentieth Century Formulas, Recipes and Processes
  5. Scheele's Green—Paris green. Milori Green—A fine panel color for business vehicles; is rich in color and of good covering power.
    — from Practical Carriage and Wagon Painting A Treatise on the Painting of Carriages, Wagons and Sleighs, Embracing Full and Explicit Directions for Executing All Kinds of Work, Including Painting Factory Work, Lettering, Scrolling, Ornamenting, Varnishing, etc., with Many Tested Recipes and Formulas by M. C. (Mayton Clarence) Hillick



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