ColourSome

Green = #00FF00

Not a primary colour - created by the mixture of yellow and blue

The word ‘green’ is closely related to the Old English verb: ‘growan’ - to grow. It is used to describe plants.

In the US - it is slang for money.

In some cultures it symbolises hope and growth whilst in others: death, envy, sickness or the devil.

What does it mean to you?

The color associated with the heart chakra is Green. Green symbolizes harmony, creativity, health, abundance and nature. It is the combining of yellow (soul) and blue (spirit). Green, nature’s color, offers new energy and revitalizes tired nerves.

In 1969 and early 1970, worldwide attention to environmental issues culminated in the first Earth Day. In response, then Chicago-based Container Corporation of America, a large producer of recycled paperboard which is now part of Smurfit-Stone Container, sponsored a contest for art and design students at high schools and colleges across the country to raise awareness of environmental issues. It was won by Gary Anderson, a 23-year-old college student at the University of Southern California, whose entry was the image now known as the universal recycling symbol^.

In the first quarter of 2001 the company adopted the marketing name of BP, replaced its “Green Shield” logo with theHeliossymbol, a green and yellow sunflower pattern, and introduced a new corporate slogan – “Beyond Petroleum”. The transition to the name and logo was managed by the advertising agencyOgilvy & Matherand the PR consultants, Ogilvy PR. TheHelioslogo (Helios is the name of the Greek sun god), is designed to represent energy in its many forms. BP’s tagline, “Beyond Petroleum”, according to the company represents their focus on meeting the growing demand for fossil fuels, manufacturing and delivering more advanced products, and enabling the material transition to a lower carbon future.

Chlorophyll gives plants their green colour. There are other pigments in the leaves too, such as xanthophylls (yellows) and carotenoids (yellows, oranges and reds). These pigments are also used in photosynthesis but occur in lesser quantities than the green chlorophyll. The combinations of the different pigments make different shades of green. 

Now the reason that plants look green is that they are trying to obtain energy from the sun using a particular part of the light spectrum, mainly the red and infra red wavelengths. If you remember from your physics classes the colour you see is the colour that is reflected from the object, the other colours are absorbed. So in the case of green plants, the green wavelength is reflected and all the other colours, especially reds and blues, are absorbed to drive the energy cycle in the plants. 

via britainsunshine:

Where man sees but withered leaves, God sees sweet flowers growing. by My Inner Child (slowly catching up) on Flickr.

(Source: biology-online.org)

The stars are arranged in the pattern of the night sky over Rio de Janeiro on November 15, 1889 (this is the date when the last Emperor of Brazil, Dom Pedro II, was deposed, and the republic was proclaimed). The stars of the Brazilian Flag includes the constellations of Southern Cross (also called Crux), Scorpius, Canis Major, Hydra, Polaris Australis etc. The colours on the Brazilian flag represent the following: yellow - the Brazilian gold reserves, Brazil’s mineral wealth and green symbolizes the Amazon Rainforest, the Atlantic Jungle.

via brandialexandir

Chameleon, a tree-dwelling lizard having the ability to change color and to move each eye independently. The color change is involuntary, contrary to common belief, and is brought about by light, temperature, and nervous stimulation such as anger or fear. It is not related to the color of the substance on which the chameleon happens to be.

Under ordinary conditions, the rough skin of the chameleon is a dull brownish-green. Under stresses of fear or anger, the color changes to a vivid green; it turns brown or yellowish-gray in response to hunger, low temperatures, and strong sunlight. 

(Source: mostlychameleons)