What is the traditional Japanese color "Senryoku" (vivid green)?
A vivid green, a clear and crisp shade with little muddiness, is called "vivid green." The word "vivid" describes something beautiful and clear, or a state close to an unmistakable pure color, so vivid green can be considered a color of high purity. Kitahara Hakushu's "Seal and Clouds" contains a description that evokes the fresh green of young reed shoots. Like a newly sprouted plant, it is a color that combines strength and purity, and gives a sense of the vitality overflowing from nature.
Vivid green = senryoku
The character "鮮" (sen) indicates a vivid and pure appearance, and when used as a color name since ancient times, it represents the absence of turbidity. "鮮緑" (senryoku) is pronounced "senryoku".
DIC Traditional Japanese Colors: C73 M0 Y100 K0 / R69 G255 B0 / Vivid Green
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