Every register of green — from the bright emerald of the shamrock to the deep forest of ancient woodland — and a touch of gold.
St. Patrick's Day is a study in a single hue across its full range. The green of Ireland is not one green but many: the vivid, almost impossible green of the landscape after Atlantic rain, the deeper green of fern and ivy in old woodland, the grey-green of lichen on stone, the bright emerald of the shamrock in the hand. Gold enters as the colour of Celtic metalwork, of the Tara brooch, of the mythological pot at the rainbow's end. To make a palette of green is to discover how many different things green can mean — and Ireland has explored most of them.
RGB(91,225,125) · hsl(135, 69%, 62%)
#5be17d
vivid and light — a green that reads as open.
The Acre Around Reflective Meeting →RGB(34,145,98) · hsl(155, 62%, 35%)
#229162
moderate and dark — a cyan that reads as grounded.
The Basin of Constant Layering →RGB(75,116,37) · hsl(91, 51%, 30%)
#4b7425
This dark green sits at the moderate end of its family.
The Evenhanded Bay beneath the Damming →RGB(215,200,86) · hsl(53, 62%, 59%)
#d7c856
A moderate yellow: light, considered, and steady.
Hazel Brook for Staying →RGB(20,210,35) · hsl(125, 83%, 45%)
#14d223
A medium, vivid green with a quiet presence.
When Unflappable Brook throughout Bracing →:root { --st-patricks-1: #5be17d; --st-patricks-2: #229162; --st-patricks-3: #4b7425; --st-patricks-4: #d7c856; --st-patricks-5: #14d223;}