The Color Green



"According to Henry Dreyfus, green, midori is regarded as the color of eternal life, as seen in evergreens which never change their color from season to season." (three-musketeers.net)



Personally, I've always loved the color green. So this wasn't too hard of a choice for me. But while searching for different greens to use for the backgrounds for my page I realized something. Green is an awesome color, but it's really hard to find greens that go well together. I probably should have Googled a color palette.

Green is often found to be relaxing and refreshing, more often than not it reminds people of the outdoors. It maximizes readability and minimizes optical fatigue, which is important to consider when designing a webpage. Green is known to sooth and reduces levels of anger and frustration more than any other color. It is also a very useful marketing tool.

Now that I've told you what is so great about this color get out there and use it. But, don't get too crazy with the color green, as too much of it can cause negative feelings - such as envy, resentment, and possessiveness. When used in combination with other colors green - like blue, yellow, white, or red - green can become an even better design and marketing tool.

In North American mainstream culture green means many positive things, such as:
  • Health
  • Vegetation
  • Cheerfulness
  • Growth
  • Abundance, and much more...

    • Random Facts:

  • Green was a sacred color to the Egyptians that represented the joy and hope of Spring.
  • In Celtic myths the God of Fertility was known as the "Green Man."
  • Early Christians banned green because of it's usage in pagan ceremonies.
  • Green is the most restful color to the human eye
  • When the Blackfriar Bridge in London was painted green suicides dropped by 34%.


    • Here are some websites that use the color green:

    Tori's Eye

    Envato

    Green Infrastructure Inc.

    cgalvin.com

    Steve Ottenad



    Works Consulted



    Picture of the different shades of green -- ingridsunberg.com

    Random Facts -- colormatters.com

    Direct Quote -- three-musketeers.net

    Meaning of the color green -- webreference.com

    Websites that use the color green -- webdesignledger.com

    How green is used -- onextrapixel.com