The color “spring green” in literature is often used to evoke freshness, renewal, and a delicate vitality both in nature and in human expression. Writers describe new life in nature—whether it’s tender leaves bursting forth in their “spring greenness” [1] or the rich, vivid hue softening the earth after fresh rain [2, 3, 4]—to signal the rebirth of the season. At the same time, the color appears in descriptions of objects and attire, lending them a subtle, buoyant charm; for example, a room’s decor or a garment might be noted as “spring green” for its invigorating, gentle quality [5, 6, 7]. In these varied contexts—from landscapes to fabrics—“spring green” serves as a versatile symbol of both nature’s cyclical rejuvenation and the lively aesthetic of life [8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14].
- And the lime trees budded, new and young in their spring greenness, as when the foundation-stone was laid!
— from Heartsease; Or, The Brother's Wife by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge
- The air was crisp and blowy, and the earth, new-washed by the rain, took on some of the tints of spring green, despite the lateness of the season.
— from The Candidate: A Political Romance by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
- Summer had come in on a carpet of spring green strewn with wild clover, asters, and blazing-star.
— from The Biography of a Prairie Girl by Eleanor Gates
- She glanced out of the window, and the distant trees were a froth of hard spring green and almond blossom.
— from Ann Veronica: A Modern Love Story by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
- The rugs are of a spring green—I can think of no better name for it.
— from The House in Good Taste by Elsie De Wolfe
- He inspected her charming self, in a frock the colour of spring green leaves, topped by a crocus-coloured hat, like a flower.
— from Bambi by Marjorie Benton Cooke
- Till Daffy stood robed In her spring green and gold.
— from The Posy Ring: A Book of Verse for Children
- I had blended my being with a little seed, and in the spring green tufts of life burst out from my shrivelled heart.
— from The Ravens and the Angels, with Other Stories and Parables by Elizabeth Rundle Charles
- The soil was deep and rich, and the foliage was already in its tenderest spring green.
— from The Texan Scouts: A Story of the Alamo and Goliad by Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander) Altsheler
- The filling must be of one pale tint, either an ivory white or lemon yellow, or a very pale spring green woven over all.
— from How to make rugs by Candace Wheeler
- [45] and cobalt, and Spring Green, which is white, middle chrome and black.
— from Paint & Colour Mixing
A practical handbook for painters, decorators and all who have to mix colours, containing 72 samples of paint of various colours, including the principal graining grounds by Arthur Seymour Jennings
- The morning was lovely, the spring green all freshness, the birds singing, the sun stealing goldenly through a faint mist.
— from The Catholic World, Vol. 14, October 1871-March 1872
A Monthly Magazine of General Literature and Science by Various
- Kitty had left the park a mass of tender spring green; now the shadows had deepened.
— from At the Councillor's; or, A Nameless History by E. (Eugenie) Marlitt
- It was, in fact, an addition of spring green dropped into the vermilion and carelessly stirred, so that it should be mixed but not incorporated.
— from Principles of Home Decoration, With Practical Examples by Candace Wheeler