Viridian is a blue-green pigment, a hydrated chromium(III) oxide, of medium saturation and relatively dark in value. It is composed of a majority of green, followed by blue. Specifically, it is a shade of spring green, which places the color between green and teal on the color wheel, or, in paint, a tertiary blue–green color. Viridian takes its name from the Latin viridis, meaning "green". The first recorded use of viridian as a color name in English was in the 1860s (exact year uncertain). Variations of viridian Paolo Veronese green Paolo Veronese green is the color that is called Verde Verones in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. Paolo Veronese green was a color formulated and used by the noted 16th-century Venetian artist Paolo Veronese. Paolo Veronese green began to be used as a color name in English sometime in the 1800s (exact year uncertain). Another name for this color is transparent oxide of chromium. Viridian green At right is displayed the color viridian green. The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-5126 TPX—Viridian Green. Generic viridian Generic viridian is the color that is called Viridian inspecifico in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. Spanish viridian Spanish viridian is the color that is called Viridian specifico in the Guía de coloraciones (Guide to colorations) by Rosa Gallego and Juan Carlos Sanz, a color dictionary published in 2005 that is widely popular in the Hispanophone realm. In popular culture Although viridian is a less-used color name in English, it is used in a number of cultural references, probably because it is derived from viridis, the Latin word for green, so using the word viridian sounds more elegant than simply referring to the Old English word green. Automobiles "Viridian Joule" was the winning color name in Chevrolet's Volt Paint-Color Naming Contest. Broadcasting Viridian was the signature color of BBC Two's identity from 1991–2001. Television Viridian was the name of an Orion starship in Star Trek: Discovery Environmental Design The viridian design movement is a popular design movement based on a bright green environmentalism philosophy. Film Viridian is mentioned by Otho