acid_green colors

Literary analysis:

In literary texts, acid green is more than just a dye—it is a descriptor of a vivid, almost electrifying hue that can radically transform a palette or scene. For instance, one passage describes a canvas where “this tawny harmony is seen against a background of slightly acid green,” using the color to set an unexpected and striking atmosphere [1]. In another text, acid green is employed to alter the tone of black, illustrating its power to imbue a deeper, greener tone when substituted for another color [2]. Additionally, acid green is referenced as a benchmark for an idealized standard green, placed alongside hues like metanil yellow and orange to denote its authenticity and intensity in the spectrum of color [3].

This tawny harmony is seen against a background of slightly acid green; at the other side of the canvas is a little table with two men seated at it.
— from Artists Past and Present; Random Studies by Elisabeth Luther Cary
By omitting the Fast Yellow a blue black is obtained, while by using Acid Green instead a greener tone is given to the black.
— from The Dyeing of Woollen Fabrics by Franklin Beech
By comparison with Figure 455 , scarlet is found to be orange red; metanil yellow, orange, and acid green to be true standard green.
— from Industrial Arts Design A Textbook of Practical Methods for Students, Teachers, and Craftsmen by William H. (William Harrison) Varnum

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