Green Aesthetic

Green is always considered to be a primary color, meaning it can tie into a lot of aesthetics as well as its own. Green aesthetic colors can vary in tint and tone depending on the combination of blue and yellow used, from a rich and dark forest green to bright neon or fluorescent shades.

“Green is the prime color of the world, and that from which its loveliness arises.”

Pedro Calderon de la Barca

Green aesthetic themes and meanings

• safety
• nature
• positive permission
• life, energy and vivacity
• the east as a compass direction
• life and growth
• springtime
• hope
• freshness
• ecological movements
• calmness
• agreement and tolerance
• envy or jealousy (hence the phrase “green-eyed”)
• Christmas (with gold or red) and Kwanzaa (with red and black)
• Easter and similar springtime celebrations
• Irish / St Patrick’s Day
• aurora borealis / Northern Lights

Green aesthetic things in nature

More green aesthetic things

Example shades of green

Example accent colors for a green aesthetic

Do you have a green aesthetic?

Green is often associated with growth, balance, and renewal. If these values resonate well with you or are the sort of feelings you aspire towards, that could be a sign you have a green aesthetic. You could also be into green as an accent colour with common broader aesthetics such as gothic / Halloween spookiness, or well-worn grunge.

A strong connection or affinity for nature is also a huge indicator of a green aesthetic. You might feel a deep appreciation for plants, forests, or outdoor landscapes. You might also find that surrounding yourself with green evokes feelings of freshness or harmony. Maybe you really like springtime, when the grass starts to sprout up again and plants come back to life after the winter, or perhaps you’re just really into frogs! A love of nature, tranquillity, and the outdoors could all point to green being your color aesthetic.

A short history of green

Most people recognise green from its abundance in nature, where it is mostly caused by chlorophyll in plants, although many forms of wildlife have also evolved to various shades of green in order to camouflage themselves against predators (or to aid in hunting prey). As a symbolic color green is quite similar between eastern and western cultures; in the west, green is usually taken to mean something is natural or in harmony with nature, symbolises growth, and shows wealth, while in China green is considered to represent cleanliness, fertility, and purity. In parts of Europe, especially in the early modern era, green was very prominently a sign of financial prosperity and often used by bankers and wealthy merchants (whereas red was reserved for the more ceremonially-focused nobility).