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| Erin | |
|---|---|
 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #00FF40 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (0, 255, 64) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (135°, 100%, 100%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (88, 129, 130°) |
| Source | Maerz and Paul[1] |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Vivid yellowish green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Erin is a color that is halfway between green and spring green on the color wheel. It is named after Erin, a poetic name for Ireland.
One of the earliest known uses of the word "erin" to describe a color appears in the poetry of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800–1842). In a poem titled To the Pine Trees, Schoolcraft reflects on her arrival back to North America after spending years in England she writes "Not all the trees of England bright, / Not Erin's lawns of green and light / are half so sweet to memory's eye, / As this dear type of northern sky."[2]