Android green

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Android green
 
CIELChuv (L, C, h)
(78, 82, 140°)
SourceGoogle[1][2]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellowish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Android green is a shade of

RGB hex value #3DDC84 online and Pantone 7479 C in print.[1]

Rebrand

The current color definition has been in place since a change in brand guidelines on Aug 22, 2019. Part of this change included the color of the android robot logo and therefore a change to the definition of android green.

colorblind, citing that "...green isn’t exactly an optimal color for a global brand. The most common form of colorblindness is red-green colorblindness, which can make certain shades of green hard to see."[3]

Original Definition

Android green (pre-2018)
 
CIELChuv (L, C, h)
(75, 79, 102°)
SourceGoogle[4]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVivid yellow green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

The prior definition of android green was a yellow-green color #A4C639 (PMS 376C in print).[4][5] During the initial creation of the android logo, first released in November 5, 2007, #A4C639 was selected by the original designer of the android logo, Irina Blok, "...because it reminded (us of a) nostalgic code color, and it would stand out against dark background."[5] Code color probably refers to the color of text in Monochrome monitors, derived from the green "P1" phosphor.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b "Brand guidelines". 18 November 2020. Retrieved September 15, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Updates to Android's brand". 22 August 2019. Retrieved August 22, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Imel, David (22 August 2019). "Inside Google's massive Android rebrand". Android Authority. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Brand guidelines". 17 April 2018. Archived from the original on 11 July 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b Breeze, Mez (8 September 2012). "Android, Apple, Starbucks & NASA: What inspired these four world-famous logos?". The Next Web. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Cathode Ray Tube Phosphors" (PDF).