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Color:
Shamrock


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Colors with the same hue:
Spanish green
Sea green
GO green
Xanadu
Forest green 
Island Green
Soft Green
Cambridge blue
Ash gray
Similar colors:
Island Green
Spring green
Malachite
Pale green
Fresh Green
Light Green
Emerald
Paris Green
Kiwi
Vert
Vivid Green
Inchworm
Fresh Mint
Mantis
Ethereal Green
Eucalyptus
Parrot Green
GO green
Spring Frost
Aquamarine
Soft Green
Parakeet
Menthol
Cucumber
Jade
Meadow Green
Fern
Grass Green
Slimy green
Mountain Meadow
Words evoked by this color:
winding,  motmot,  bijou,  jahan,  bounty,  andean,  adventurous,  parsi,  mesoamerica,  mayan,  mesoamerican,  coastline,  surf,  coast,  surfing,  archipelago,  seashore,  seaside,  aruba,  billabong,  shoal,  wavy,  swash,  upwelling,  seawater,  seas,  mer,  lagoon,  undersea,  islet,  cay,  oceania,  andaman,  atoll,  carib,  scuba,  acapulco,  wellspring,  overflowing,  spash,  agua,  wate,  fiji,  caribbean,  maldives,  beach,  reef,  antilles,  micronesia,  bermuda
Literary analysis:
Writers often use "shamrock" as a color to evoke a particular vivid, natural green that carries deep Irish associations. In several literary passages, objects and settings are described as being adorned in “shamrock green” to suggest freshness and cultural pride. For example, one text details walls hung “with shamrock green” and shillelagh branches to create a festive, almost enchanted atmosphere ([1]), while another character observes that he is “as green as any old shamrock” ([2]), directly linking the color to the emblematic hue of clover. Similarly, decorative elements—such as candles with shades “decorated in shamrock”—highlight the color’s role in evoking Ireland’s lush landscapes and national identity ([3], [4]). In these ways, the literary use of the color shamrock not only enriches the imagery but also subtly reinforces themes of heritage and natural beauty ([5]).
  1. The walls and ceiling were so hung with shamrock green and shillelagh branches that it looked a perfect Grove of Blarney.
    — from Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 December 30, 1893 by Various
  2. I'm wild to begin myself, and I'm about as green as any old shamrock.
    — from Miss Pat at School by Pemberton Ginther
  3. If you use candles, have them green with their shades decorated in shamrock, which is like a small clover.
    — from Gala-Day Luncheons: A Little Book of Suggestions by Caroline French Benton
  4. Beneath was a little cardboard box; in it lay a vividly green painted shamrock with a large diamond in the centre.
    — from The Young O'Briens: Being an Account of Their Sojourn in London by Margaret Westrup
  5. Oh the Shamrock, the green, immortal Shamrock!
    — from The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Thomas Moore


Colors associated with the word:
Green 
Emerald
Kelly green
Forest green 
Lime green
Olive green
Mint green
Sea green 
Jade
Chartreuse
Teal
Moss green
Pine green
Hunter green
Apple Green
Fern green
Grass Green
Words with similar colors:
o'connell,  clover,  ireland,  irishman,  march,  elf,  baize,  irish,  leprechaun,  blarney,  woodruff,  viability,  leapfrog,  limerick,  topiary,  naira,  dublin,  o'brien,  shannon,  proliferative
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