Android green
| Android green | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #3DDC84 |
| Source | Google[1][2] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellowish green |
Android green is a shade of chartreuse or Caribbean green, defined by Google as the color of the Android robot mascot, used as a logo for the Android operating system. It is defined to be RGB hex value #3DDC84 online and Pantone 7479 C in print.[1]
Rebrand
The current color definition has been in place since a change in brand guidelines on Aug 22, 2019. Part of this change included the color of the android robot logo and therefore a change to the definition of android green.[2][3] The color was changed to be more accessible to the colorblind, citing that "...green isn’t exactly an optimal color for a global brand. The most common form of colorblindness is red-green colorblindness, which can make certain shades of green hard to see."[3]
Original Definition
| Android green (pre-2018) | |
|---|---|
| Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #A4C639 |
| Source | Google[4] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellow green |
The prior definition of android green was a yellow-green color #A4C639 (PMS 376C in print).[4][5] During the initial creation of the android logo, first released in November 5, 2007, #A4C639 was selected by the original designer of the android logo, Irina Blok, "...because it reminded (us of a) nostalgic code color, and it would stand out against dark background."[5] Code color probably refers to the color of text in Monochrome monitors, derived from the green "P1" phosphor.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Brand guidelines". 18 November 2020. https://developer.android.com/distribute/marketing-tools/brand-guidelines.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Updates to Android's brand". 22 August 2019. https://www.blog.google/products/android/evolving-android-brand.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Imel, David. "Inside Google's massive Android rebrand". https://www.androidauthority.com/android-brand-redesign-2019-1018245/.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Brand guidelines". 17 April 2018. https://developer.android.com/distribute/marketing-tools/brand-guidelines.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Breeze, Mez. "Android, Apple, Starbucks & NASA: What inspired these four world-famous logos?". https://thenextweb.com/news/the-stories-inspiration-behind-world-famous-logos.
- ↑ "Cathode Ray Tube Phosphors". http://www.bunkerofdoom.com/tubes/crt/crt_phosphor_research.pdf.
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