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Jungle green

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Hex triplet
  
#29AB87

CMYK   (c, m, y, k)
  
(76, 0, 21, 33)

Source
  
Crayola

sRGB  (r, g, b)
  
(41, 171, 135)

HSV       (h, s, v)
  
(163°, 76%, 67%)

Displayed at right is the color jungle green.

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Jungle green is a color that is a rich tone of medium spring green.

The specific tone of the color jungle green called "jungle green" by Crayola, displayed at right, was formulated by Crayola in 1990.

The first recorded use of jungle green as a color name in English was in 1926.

Tropical rainforest

Displayed at right is the color tropical rainforest.

The color tropical rainforest was formulated by Crayola in 1993.

Amazon

Displayed at right is the color amazon.

The first recorded use of amazon as a color name in English was in 1924.

When the Xona.com Color List was formulated in 2001, "Amazon" was included as one of the colors.

Deep jungle green

Displayed at right is the color deep jungle green, that tone of jungle green shown as jungle green on color sample #165 of the ISCC-NBS color list.

The source of this color is the following website, the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) (a site for stamp collectors to identify the colors of their stamps)--Color Sample of [Deep] Jungle Green (color sample #165): [1]

Medium jungle green

Displayed at right is the color medium jungle green, that tone of jungle green shown as jungle green in color sample #147 on the ISCC-NBS color list.

The source of this color is the following website, the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) (a site for stamp collectors to identify the colors of their stamps)--Color Sample of [Medium] Jungle Green (color sample #147): [2]

Dark jungle green

Displayed at right is the color dark jungle green, that tone of jungle green called jungle green in color sample #152 on the ISCC-NBS color list.

The source of this color is the following website, the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955) (a site for stamp collectors to identify the colors of their stamps)--Color Sample of [Dark] Jungle Green (color sample #152): [3]

Jungle green in human culture

Cartography
  • The colors jungle green or tropical rain forest are often used by cartographers to represent the tropical rain forest on a natural vegetation map.
    • Environmentalism
  • The colors jungle green and tropical rain forest are used by environmental activists who conduct save the rain forest campaigns on their posters to publicize their work.
    • Military

    See also Green Berets in popular culture

  • In the British and Commonwealth armies of World War II, Jungle Green was the name given to the uniforms worn by forces in the Far East, made from the breathable Aertex fabric.
  • In the United States Army, jungle green is the color used for the uniforms and berets of the United States Army Special Forces. (The shade of jungle green used in the uniforms and berets of the U.S. Army Green Berets is closely equivalent to the color shown above as deep jungle green.) In the Commonwealth of Nations jungle green is the color of the combat or working uniform worn in the Far East and in parts of Africa. The uniform was often called "jaygees" in Australia. Green berets are also used by the elite forces of a number of other nations--see the article on green berets. The berets used by these various elite military forces are usually a tone of jungle green or forest green.

    • References

    Jungle green Wikipedia
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