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Ireland Color Palette

Forty shades of green — peat, Atlantic spray, and Aran wool ivory.

The palette

  • Celtic Cross Green

    ≈Jade Dusk Vivid

    Irish flag — Pantone 347

    AaBlack text 5.90:1 · AA

  • Pasture Green

    ≈Olive Core Dust

    Limestone-base pastureland, the West

    AaBlack text 6.58:1 · AA

  • Peat Brown

    ≈Tangerine Shadow Soft

    Cut turf bog, Mayo + Connemara

    AaWhite text 9.31:1 · AAA

  • Aran Cream

    ≈Saffron Mist Clear

    Undyed Aran wool sweater tradition

    AaBlack text 17.18:1 · AAA

  • Connemara Marble

    ≈Emerald Tone Faint

    Mottled green-grey native marble

    AaBlack text 7.81:1 · AAA

  • Pub Door Red

    ≈Crimson Velvet Clear

    Saturated street accent against grey stone

    AaWhite text 6.38:1 · AA

  • Atlantic Slate

    ≈Steel Velvet Faint

    Cliff face + winter sea

    AaWhite text 5.82:1 · AA
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Cultural context

Irish color culture is shaped by the country's proverbial 'forty shades of green', from limestone-pasture sage to peat-bog moss to Atlantic-edge sea. The Celtic cross green of the modern flag (Pantone 347) is one specific reading; the everyday landscape ranges much darker and softer. The supporting palette includes Aran wool ivory, peat brown, Connemara marble grey-green, and the sudden saturated orange of fishing buoys and pub doors that punctuate the green.

Suits

Whiskey and stout packagingPremium knitwearTravel publishingPub / restaurant design

Copy as CSS

:root {
  --celtic-cross-green: #169b62;
  --pasture-green: #7c9a4c;
  --peat-brown: #604024;
  --aran-cream: #f0e8d2;
  --connemara-marble: #8da48a;
  --pub-door-red: #b4292b;
  --atlantic-slate: #5a6770;
}

Copy as Tailwind

@theme {
  --color-celtic-cross-green: #169b62;
  --color-pasture-green: #7c9a4c;
  --color-peat-brown: #604024;
  --color-aran-cream: #f0e8d2;
  --color-connemara-marble: #8da48a;
  --color-pub-door-red: #b4292b;
  --color-atlantic-slate: #5a6770;
}

Further reading

  • National Folklore Collection (UCD)

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