chartreuse (color)#Chartreuse yellow

{{short description|Shade of yellow-green color}}

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|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

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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

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| isccname=Vivid greenish yellow|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}},{{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/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}} {{IPA|fr|ʃaʁtʁøz|lang|LL-Q150 (fra)-Pamputt-chartreuse.wav}}), also known as yellow-green or greenish yellow, is a color between yellow and green.{{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 }} It was named because of its resemblance to the French liqueur green chartreuse, introduced in 1764. Similarly, chartreuse yellow is a yellow color mixed with a small amount of green, named after the drink yellow chartreuse.{{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}}

During the 2000s, yellow-green, as well as other shades of bright green like lime green, became very popular when various tech companies used it in office decor and other products, and with the popularity and success of the Shrek franchise.{{Cite news |author= |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}}{{Cite news|last=Goldberg |first=Carole |work=Hartford Courant |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 |via=Cape Cod Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |first=Ella |last=Kemp |title=A Cultural Evolution of 'Shrek', from Blockbuster Hit to Historic Meme |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-cultural-evolution-of-shrek-from-blockbuster-hit-to-historic-meme/ |access-date=2023-03-27 |website=Vice |date=May 18, 2021 |language=en}}{{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}}{{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 }}{{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}}