The color green is closely associated with Ireland, the Irish, and St. Patrick’s Day, no matter where people celebrate. Green is also the color of nature. Initially, blue was the color for St. Patrick, but today it’s all about the green. You can’t go wrong with these four specific shades of green combined with the flag’s orange and the leprechauns’ gold for your Irish-themed designs. These greens are good starting points for your shamrocks, Irish-themed web pages, St. Patrick’s Day greeting cards, and decorations, and the color you’ll be wearing to avoid being pinched on March 17. The Republic of Ireland’s national flag is a tricolor flag of green, white, and orange. The official Pantone color designations for the green and orange colors are PMS 347 and PMS 151. The Hex codes, RGB, and CMYK formulations are:
Green PMS 347: Hex #009a49 | RGB 0,154,73 | CMYK 100,0,53,40Orange PMS 151: Hex #ff7900 | RGB 255,121,0 | CMYK 0,53,100,0
A fun bit of green and orange trivia: Every year, the Chicago River is dyed green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The powdered dye used to turn the river green is orange until it mixes with water.
Shamrock Green: Hex #009e60 | RGB 0,158,96 | CMYK 100,0,39,38
Emerald Green: Hex #50c878 | RGB 80,200,120 | CMYK 60,0,40,22
Kelly Green: Hex #4cbb17 | RGB 76,187,23 | CMYK 59,0,88,27
Gold: Hex #ffd700 | RGB 255,215,0 | CMYK 0,16,100,0
