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"Green Pea", the hue, is just on the Yellow side of true Green. It is the colour of various bright and dark leaves and cultivated vegetables.
The story of painting in this hue is much the same as for Chartreuse. Ie high intensity colours were not possible until the 19th century.
Green Cabbage | Green Cabbage | Lime Juice |
HSB 90°, 38%, 100% RGB 207, 255, 158 |
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"Green Cabbage" is the colour of various juices and vegetable foods. | Green cabbages are common on food tables in many countries. "Green Cabbage" the colour is that of the inner leaves of a fresh ripe cabbage, NOT the outer leaves. | "Lime Juice" is the colour of freshly squeezed ripe limes. It is similar to Lemon Juice and not at all like the fake lime juice cordial which is the dark electric green of food colouring. |
Green Pea | Green Pea | Iceberg Lettuce |
HSB 83°, 100%, 100% RGB 157, 255, 0 |
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"Green Pea" is the colour of certain bright fresh seeds and leaves. | "Green Peas" are the ripe seeds of the legume Pisum sativum. They do vary in colour both depending on the light, ripeness and nutrition levels. This colour is of ripe peas in good light. | Lettuces vary considerably in colour and hue according to variety, leaf and light. This is the famous Iceberg Lettuce in good light. Is is the colour of the fresh leaves inside the leaf ball, NOT the outer leaves. |
Basil | Basil | Missing |
HSB 83°, 100%, 77% RGB 121, 196, 0 |
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"Basil" is the colour of ... | Basils do vary in colour and can be slightly in hue but not enough to put them in the adjacent category which is ... | If you find another natural object of the colour swatch on the left please email me. |
Spinach | Spinach | Corn Leaf |
HSB 83°, 100%, 60% RGB 94, 153, 0 |
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"Spinach" is the colour of green seaweed and various broad leafed plants including corn and spinach.. | Spinach. | Corn . |
Rhubarb Leaf | Rhubarb Leaf | Chromium Green |
HSB 83°, 100%, 29% RGB 46, 74, 0 |
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"Rhubarb Leaf" is the colour of ... | Rhubarb Leafs do vary in colour and can be slightly in hue but not enough to put them in the adjacent category which is ... | Chromium Greens do vary in colour and can be slightly in hue but not enough to put them in the adjacent category which is ... |