Shades of green include: Celadon, Cobalt, Fern, Malachite, Moss, Nile, Pear, Sap, Sea Green, Terre Verte, Verdigris, Bright Green, Charteuse, Emerald, Jade, Light Green, Lime, Mint, Myrtle, Olive, Pine, Safe, Spring, Turquoise, and Viridian.
Schools select colors based on school colors, honor society colors, traditional recognition colors, as symbols, and based on personal taste.
Academic regalia colors and graduation hood colors featuring shades of green indicate a degree in Medicine, Chiropody, Hygiene, Physical Science, Health and Rehabilitation, Osteopathy, Surgical Chiropody, and Podiatry. Honor societies using Hunter Green include Physics, Business, Management, Administration, and Agricultural.
Green is associated with nature, Ireland, East, Wood, magical properties and wealth.