Viridian

Viridian is a blue-green pigment, a hydrated chromium(III) oxide, of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. It is composed of a majority of green, followed by blue. Specifically, it is a shade of spring green, which places the color between green and teal on the color wheel, or, in paint, a tertiary blue–green color. Viridian takes its name from the Latin ''viridis'', meaning "green". The first recorded use of ''viridian'' as a color name in English was in the 1860s (exact year uncertain).
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Variations of viridian

Paolo Veronese green

Paolo Veronese green is the color that is called ''Verde Verones'' in the ''Guía de coloraciones'' (''Guide to colorations'') by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.

''Paolo Veronese green'' was a color formulated and used by the noted 16th-century Venetian artist Paolo Veronese.

''Paolo Veronese green'' began to be used as a color name in English sometime in the 1800s (exact year uncertain).

Another name for this color is ''transparent oxide of chromium''.

Viridian green

At right is displayed the color viridian green.

The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-5126 TPX—Viridian Green.

Generic viridian

Generic viridian is the color that is called ''Viridian inspecifico'' in the ''Guía de coloraciones'' (''Guide to colorations'') by Rosa Gallego and
Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.

Spanish viridian

Spanish viridian is the color that is called ''Viridian specifico'' in the ''Guía de coloraciones'' (''Guide to colorations'') by Rosa Gallego and
Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm.

In popular culture

Although viridian is a less-used color name in English, it is used in a number of cultural references, probably because it is derived from ''viridis'', the Latin word for green, so using the word ''viridian'' sounds more elegant than simply referring to the Old English word ''green''.

;Automobiles
*"Viridian Joule" was the winning color name in Chevrolet's Volt Paint-Color Naming Contest.

;Broadcasting
*Viridian was the signature color of BBC Two's identity from 1991–2001.

;Television
*''Viridian'' was the name of an Orion starship in '' Star Trek: Discovery''

;Environmental Design
*The '' viridian design movement'' is a popular design movement based on a bright green environmentalism philosophy.

;Film
*Viridian is mentioned by Otho when discussing remodeling, in the 1988 film ''Beetlejuice''.

;Music
* "Viridian" is the seventh song on Between the Buried and Me's ''Colors''.
* "Viridian (Interlude)" is the sixteenth track on Bethel Music's '' Without Words: Synesthesia''
* ''Viridian'' is the name of the ninth studio album by rock band Closterkeller whose releases are usually named after colors
* "Viridian" is the fourth song in Novo Amor's 2022 instrumental album ''Antarctican Dream Machine''

; Literature
* In the Space opera series Dread Empire's Fall, by American author Walter Jon Williams, the first mention of ''viridian'' is in the initial book of the series, ''The Praxis'' for both the sky color of Shaa Empire capital world Zanshaa as well as color of the uniforms of their Fleet.

;Video games
*In the ''Pokémon'' franchise, in the Kanto region, Viridian City is the first town one encounters after leaving Pallet Town via Route 1 and also home to the final gym.
*In ''VVVVVV'', the player character is Captain Viridian, who is a light blue-green color. All characters have names referencing their color and starting with the letter V.
*In '' Knights of the Old Republic II'' the player character can find and use a viridian lightsaber crystal.
*In ''League of Legends'' the champion Kayle has a viridian costume that is green with black wings.
*In '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations'', there is a running joke about the color, started by the character Larry Butz.
*In the Steam game ''Aviary Attorney'', the Viridian Killer is responsible for murders in France during the 1830s.

See also

*List of colors
*List of inorganic pigments
*Green pigments

References

Further reading

*Newman, R., Chromium Oxide Greens, in Artists’ Pigments, A Handbook of Their History and Characteristics, Vol 3: E.W. Fitzhugh (Ed.) Oxford University Press 1997, p. 273 – 286

External links

Viridian
Pigments through the Ages, Webexhibits. Information about the color viridian, its history, making of, and its chemistry
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Colourlex
Viridian Red Noida
Viridian Red Noida

{{Shades of green

Quaternary colors
Shades of cyan
Inorganic pigments
Chromium(III) compounds
Transition metal oxides