viridian
Chromium oxide hue
Viridian is a blue-green pigment, or the color it produces—a deep, slightly muted teal.
The word appears most often in art contexts: viridian oil paint, a viridian glaze.
It sits between green and cyan on the color wheel, cooler and darker than emerald.
Hue between sky and grass
- tealShade between aqua, cyan
- cyanBlue-green hue
- aquamarineBlue-green beryl gemstone
- ceruleanBright sky tone
turquoise · sea green · forest green · bottle green · hunter green · hue · tint · shade
Copper oxidation's green crust
- malachiteGreen copper carbonate stone
- emerald greenBright bluish-green color
- alizarinSynthetic red dye compound
- ultramarineDeep blue from lapis
azurite · gamboge · cinnabar · vermilion · carmine · indigo · sepia · madder
Pigment bound with linseed
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- gouacheOpaque water-based medium
- paletteSurface for mixing pigments
canvas · brushstroke · glaze · wash · underpainting · color mixing · plein air · impressionism
Retains foliage year-round
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- cypressDurable-wooded coniferous evergreen
- fernSpore-spreading vascular plant
- mossSpore-bearing ground cover
lichen · ivy · jungle · rainforest · canopy · lagoon · seaweed · patina
Calm or fashionable
- calmingInducing a settled state
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- mutedMade quieter or softer
- deepFar from surface
rich · earthy · organic · vintage · art nouveau · Victorian · apothecary · absinthe
blue-green
Hue between sky and grass
- tealShade between aqua, cyan
- cyanBlue-green hue
- aquamarineBlue-green beryl gemstone
cerulean · turquoise · sea green · forest green · bottle green · hunter green · hue · tint · shade · tone
verdigris
Copper oxidation's green crust
- malachiteGreen copper carbonate stone
- emerald greenBright bluish-green color
- alizarinSynthetic red dye compound
ultramarine · azurite · gamboge · cinnabar · vermilion · carmine · indigo · sepia · madder · ochre
oil paint
Pigment bound with linseed
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- gouacheOpaque water-based medium
palette · canvas · brushstroke · glaze · wash · underpainting · color mixing · plein air · impressionism · landscape
evergreen
Retains foliage year-round
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- cypressDurable-wooded coniferous evergreen
- fernSpore-spreading vascular plant
moss · lichen · ivy · jungle · rainforest · canopy · lagoon · seaweed · patina · copper
cool
Calm or fashionable
- calmingInducing a settled state
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- mutedMade quieter or softer
deep · rich · earthy · organic · vintage · art nouveau · Victorian · apothecary · absinthe · antique
- colorsred, blue, green, yellow, orange
- greensspinach, kale, lettuce, arugula, chard
- paint colorsred, yellow, blue, green, orange
- oil paintingoil painting, oil paints, oil paint, canvas, stretched canvas
- Artist Paintsburnt sienna, burnt umber, cadmium yellow, cerulean blue, cobalt blue
- historic pigmentsochre, vermilion, ultramarine, indigo, madder