Shades of Green - Other Notable Green Colors - Kelly Green

The name kelly green for the color originated in Ireland. The name derives from the fact that the surname Kelly, as well as the color green, are both popular in Ireland. The first recorded use of the term kelly green as a color name in English was in 1917.

Kelly green is the color of the Cavaliers Drum and Bugle Corps, and was chosen over Chartreuse because it would not fade after a summer of marching in direct sunlight.

Kelly green is a school color for Woodinville High School, Leedey High School, Choctawhatchee Senior High School, Gulf High School, Marshall University, the University of North Texas, Mercyhurst College and the University of North Dakota.

Until 1995, it was used as a primary color by the Oakland Athletics. Afterward, it was replaced by hunter green.

It was used as the primary color of the Philadelphia Eagles until 1995; it was replaced with a tone of "midnight green" (Hex triplet: #003b48) for the 1996 season.

From 1978 to 1997, the New York Jets used kelly green as their primary color. In 1998, the Jets discarded the kelly green in favor of hunter green, which is a darker shade of green than the kelly variation.

Kelly Green is a website for fans of the University of Notre Dame college football team.

In the bandana code of the gay leather subculture, a kelly green bandana, if worn on the left, indicates that one is a male prostitute; whereas if a kelly green bandana is worn on the right, it indicates that one is a john, i.e., a customer, looking for a prostitute. The color displayed at upper right matches the color that is used in the bandana code.