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{{short description|Shade of yellow-green color}}
{{Infobox color
| title=Chartreuse
| hex=b2d63f
| image= {{photomontage
|photo1a= RAF-Cardington-Shed02 (cropped).jpg
|photo1b= Catopsilia_pomona_by_kadavoor.JPG
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|photo2a= Schnapsglas_grüner_Chartreuse.jpg
|photo2b= Henry Prince of Wales on the Hunting Field Robert Peake.jpg
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|photo3a= 10 Jahre SRZ - Schutz & Rettung Zürich - 'Parade' - Feuerwehr Küsnacht 2011-05-13 20-37-44.jpg
| size = 243
| color_border = #AAAAAA
| color =  #F9F9F9
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|caption=(clockwise from top-left) Cardington Airfield, Catopsilia pomona, Portrait of the Prince of Wales by Robert Peake the Elder, Fire engine in Zürich, A Shot Glass of Chartreuse liqueur
| source=RGB and CMYK color systems.
| isccname=Vivid yellowish green|cmyk=(50, 0, 100, 0)
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'''Chartreuse''' ({{IPAc-en|US|audio=En-us-chartreuse.ogg|ʃ|ɑr|ˈ|t|r|uː|z|,_|-|ˈ|t|r|uː|s}}, {{IPAc-en|UK|-|ˈ|t|r|ɜː|z}},<ref>{{cite web|url=http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/Chartreuse|title=Chartreuse|work=The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language|publisher=Houghton Mifflin/[[Company:Yahoo! Inc. (1995–2017)|Yahoo! Inc]]|access-date=2010-01-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608204852/http://education.yahoo.com/reference/dictionary/entry/chartreuse|archive-date=2008-06-08|url-status=dead}}</ref> {{IPA-fr|ʃaʁtʁøz|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-chartreuse.wav}}), also known as '''yellow-green''' or '''greenish yellow''', is a color between [[Yellow|yellow]] and [[Green|green]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=DuBois|first=Stephanie|date=August 7, 2020|title=The Unexpected History of the Color Chartreuse|url=https://www.gallantculture.com/blog/the-unexpected-history-of-the-color-chartreuse|url-status=live|access-date=November 15, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115151410/https://www.gallantculture.com/blog/the-unexpected-history-of-the-color-chartreuse |archive-date=2021-11-15 }}</ref> It was named because of its resemblance to the green color of a French liqueur called ''green chartreuse'', introduced in 1764. Similarly, ''chartreuse yellow'' is a yellow color mixed with a small amount of green; it was named because of its resemblance to the color of a similar French liqueur called ''yellow chartreuse''.<ref name=greenyellow>{{cite web|url= http://www.chartreuse.fr/pa_green&yellow_uk.htm|title= Green Chartreuse and Yellow Chartreuse|access-date = 2008-05-05|publisher    = Chartreuse Liqueurs|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080404183955/http://www.chartreuse.fr/pa_green%26yellow_uk.htm|archive-date = 2008-04-04|url-status= dead}}</ref>

During the 2000s, yellow-green, as well as other shades of bright green like [[Lime (color)|lime green]], became a very popular aesthetic of choice due to various tech companies using it as office decor and other associated products and the massive popularity and success of the [[Social:Shrek (franchise)|''Shrek'' franchise]] from DreamWorks.<ref>{{Cite web |last=staff |first=Seattle Times |date=2006-09-28 |title=Color forecasting: Shrek turns the world green |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/life/lifestyle/color-forecasting-shrek-turns-the-world-green/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=The Seattle Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=COURANT |first=CAROLE GOLDBERG,THE HARTFORD |title=Despite what Kermit says, Shrek's cool with his color |url=https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/news/2004/05/21/despite-what-kermit-says-shrek/50925992007/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Cape Cod Times |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=A Cultural Evolution of 'Shrek', from Blockbuster Hit to Historic Meme |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/qj8peb/a-cultural-evolution-of-shrek-from-blockbuster-hit-to-historic-meme |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.vice.com |date=May 18, 2021 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bakshi |first=Pema |title=The Final Frontier Of 'Ugly' Fashion Is Shrek Green |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-au/shrek-green-colour-trend |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=www.refinery29.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-11-15 |title=The Unexpected History of the Color Chartreuse — Gallant Culture |url=https://www.gallantculture.com/blog/the-unexpected-history-of-the-color-chartreuse |access-date=2023-03-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211115151410/https://www.gallantculture.com/blog/the-unexpected-history-of-the-color-chartreuse |archive-date=November 15, 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-03-19 |title=Yellow-Green: What is it and How To Use it in Your Designs? |url=https://picsart.com/blog/post/yellow-green |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220526024105/https://picsart.com/blog/post/yellow-green |archive-date=26 May 2022 |access-date=2023-03-30 |website=Picsart Blog |language=en}}</ref>

==Shades==
{{Main|Shades of chartreuse}}

==History and etymology==
The name ''Carthusian'' is derived from the Chartreuse Mountains in the French Prealps: Bruno of Cologne built his first hermitage in a valley of these mountains. These names were adapted to the English ''[[Religion:Charterhouse (monastery)|charterhouse]]'', meaning a Carthusian monastery.{{efn|In other languages: {{lang-nl|Kartuize}}; {{lang-fr|Chartreuse}}; {{lang-de|Kartause}}; {{lang-it|Certosa}}; {{lang-pl|Kartuzja}}; {{lang-es|Cartuja}}}} These monks started producing Chartreuse liqueur in 1737.

==In nature==
[[Biology:Yellow-green algae|Yellow-green algae]], also called ''Xanthophytes'', are a class of [[Biology:Algae|algae]] in the Heterokontophyta division. Most live in fresh water, but some are found in marine and soil habitats. They vary from single-celled [[Biology:Flagellate|flagellate]]s to simple [[Biology:Colony|colonial]] and filamentous forms. Unlike other heterokonts, the [[Biology:Plastid|plastid]]s of yellow-green algae do not contain [[Chemistry:Fucoxanthin|fucoxanthin]], which is why they have a lighter color.

==In popular culture==
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=== Traffic safety ===
Chartreuse yellow is used on traffic safety vests to provide increased visibility for employees working near traffic. The chartreuse yellow background material, together with a retro-reflective satisfy the [http://multimedia.3m.com/mws/media/646966O/ansi-made-easy.pdf ANSI 107-2010 standard] since 1999. High-visibility clothing ANSI Standards were adopted as an Occupational Safety and Health Act (United States) requirement in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2009-title23-vol1/CFR-2009-title23-vol1-sec634-2|title=GovInfo|website=www.govinfo.gov|access-date=March 2, 2023|archive-date=March 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230302121858/https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2009-title23-vol1/CFR-2009-title23-vol1-sec634-2|url-status=live}}</ref>{{full citation needed|date=February 2021}}

===Film and television===
The 1960 Universal film ''Chartroose Caboose'' featured a "bright green"-colored train car.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/87023/Chartroose-Caboose/overview |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080418185403/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/87023/Chartroose-Caboose/overview |archive-date=2008-04-18 |title=N.Y. Times Overview of the film Chartroose Caboose |access-date=2009-04-15|department=Movies & TV Dept. |work={{wipe|The New York Times}} |author=Sandra Brennan |date=2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Firefighting===
[[File:ACTFB tankers.jpg|thumb|ACT Fire and Rescue tankers in chartreuse green]]
Since about 1973, a sort of fluorescent chartreuse green has been adopted as the color of fire engines in parts of the United States and elsewhere. The use of chartreuse fire engines began when New York ophthalmologist Stephen Solomon produced research claiming that sparkling bright lime-green paint would boost the night-time visibility of emergency vehicles compared to those painted the traditional [[Fire engine red|fire engine red]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-07/local/me-21095_1_red-firetrucks|title=The Green Firetruck Heresy : Some studies say red is not a safe color. But chartreuse just doesn't excite the masses. |first=Stephanie |last=Simon |date=7 July 1995 |website={{wipe|Los Angeles Times}} |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113170836/http://articles.latimes.com/1995-07-07/local/me-21095_1_red-firetrucks |url-status=live |access-date=2023-03-02 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4KKV6lL45SE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/4KKV6lL45SE| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=East Longmeadow 4th of July Parade 2009|last=Katley99|date=4 July 2009|access-date=20 November 2017|publisher=[[Company:YouTube|YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The reason for this is the [[Biology:Purkinje effect|Purkinje effect]], i.e., the [[Biology:Cone cell|cones]] do not function as efficiently in dim light, so red objects appear to be black. In Australia and New Zealand this form of chartreuse yellow is also known as "ACT yellow" as this is the color of the fire engines in the Australian Capital Territory.

==See also==
* [[Lime (color)]]
* [[Lists of colors]]

== References ==
'''Informational notes'''
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'''Citations'''
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==External links==

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