深緑(ふかみどり)

A traditional Japanese color name describing a rich, dark shade of green. Evokes the lush greenery of midsummer forests.

Etymology

深(ふか) (deep) + 緑(みどり) (green)

Similar words

• 新緑(しんりょく): fresh green (of new spring leaves) — lighter and brighter
• 若緑(わかみどり): young green — a light, yellowish green of early growth
• 濃緑(のうりょく): dense/dark green — more technical, used in color specifications
• 萌黄(もえぎ): yellowish green — a lighter, more vivid traditional color

Common collocations

• 深緑(ふかみどり)の季節(きせつ): the season of deep green (midsummer)
• 深緑(ふかみどり)に染(そ)まる: to be dyed deep green
• 深緑(ふかみどり)の葉(は): deep green leaves