sea green

noun

1
: a moderate green or bluish green
2
: a moderate yellow green

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The apartment was beautiful, with sea green walls, brimming bookshelves, and what looked to be the remains of an old wood furnace which had been transformed into a quirky display cabinet. — Hazlitt, 12 Mar. 2025 Both of these come in fun colors like flamingo pink and sea green, as well as more muted tones like desert tan and espresso brown, so there’s an option for so many people on your list. — Erin Johnson, People.com, 19 Nov. 2024 The color palette includes mustard, navy blue, sea green and beige. — Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 18 Oct. 2024 The designer rose to this challenge with a bold, beefcake-forward presentation (centered on 16th-century etchings of the Farnese Hercules) and a disarmingly soft color palette of buttery yellow, sea green and sumptuous magenta. — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 July 2024 See All Example Sentences for sea green

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First Known Use

1598, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sea green was in 1598

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sea green

noun
1
: a medium green or bluish green
2
: a medium yellow green
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