Harlequin (color)
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Harlequin is the name of the color that is halfway between green and chartreuse green on the color wheel. On color plate 17 in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color, the color harlequin is shown as being on the color wheel precisely halfway between green and yellow-green (the color which was formerly called yellow-green is now called chartreuse green). [1]
The first recorded use of harlequin as a color name in English was in 1923.[2]
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Meaning of harlequin[change | change source]
- In medieval times, jesters often wore a harlequin colored costume (the word harlequin is sometimes used as a synonym for jester). Therefore, the color harlequin represents humor.
Tones of harlequin color comparison chart[change | change source]
| Name | Color | HEX Code | Red | Green | Blue | Hue | Sat | Lum |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light Harlequin | #9FFF7F | 159 | 255 | 127 | 105° | 100% | 75% | |
| Brilliant Harlequin | #7FFF55 | 127 | 255 | 85 | 105° | 100% | 67% | |
| Bright Green (Environmentalist Green) | #66FF00 | 102 | 255 | 0 | 096° | 100% | 50% | |
| Harlequin | #3FFF00 | 63 | 255 | 0 | 105° | 100% | 50% | |
| Pastel Green | #77DD77 | 119 | 221 | 119 | 120° | 60% | 67% | |
| Malachite | #0BDA51 | 11 | 218 | 81 | 120° | 60% | 67% | |
| Rich Harlequin | #3AE500 | 58 | 229 | 0 | 105° | 100% | 45% | |
| Lime Green (web color) | #32CD32 | 50 | 205 | 50 | 120° | 61% | 50% | |
| Deep Harlequin | #33CC00 | 51 | 204 | 0 | 105° | 100% | 40% | |
| Dark Pastel Green | #03C03C | 3 | 192 | 60 | 138° | 97% | 38% | |
| Apple Green | #4CBB17 | 76 | 187 | 23 | 101° | 78% | 41% | |
| Usumbara Chameleon Harlequin | #50B708 | 80 | 183 | 8 | 095° | 92% | 37% | |
| Islamic Green | #009900 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 120° | 100% | 30% | |
| India Green | #138808 | 19 | 136 | 8 | 115° | 89% | 28% | |
| Medium Harlequin | #44944A | 68 | 148 | 74 | 125° | 37% | 42% | |
| Forest Green (web color) | #228B22 | 34 | 139 | 34 | 120° | 61% | 34% | |
| Napier (Original British Racing Green | #3B7E00 | 59 | 126 | 0 | 092° | 100% | 25% | |
| Sap Green | #507D2A | 80 | 125 | 42 | 093° | 50% | 33% | |
| Fern Green | #4F7942 | 79 | 121 | 66 | 106° | 29% | 37% |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Color Sample of Harlequin: Page 57 Plate 17 Color Sample K11--Harlequin (The colors on the right and bottom of the charts displaying the most saturated colors, of which Plate 17 is one, represent the colors of the color wheel.)
- ↑ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 196; Color Sample: Page 57 Plate 17 Color Sample K11--Harlequin
