{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.green","code":"thing-green","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/green/","name":"green","alternateNames":["greenness","viridity","greenishness","sea green","sage green","bottle green","chrome green","emerald","olive green","olive-green","yellow green","yellowish green"],"kind":"thing","status":"published","version":"0.1.0-research.1","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Cross-cutting context","entryKind":"noun.attribute","plane":"XCT","domain":["XCT.QLT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{"substance":"abstract","origin":"conceptual","agency":"inert","mobility":"not-applicable","scale":"not-applicable","affordances":["observable"]}},"whatItIs":"Green is a hue category exemplified by growing grass, lying perceptually between yellow and blue, and also denotes pigments or other colorants that produce this appearance under specified viewing conditions.","purpose":"Enable an agent to recognise, describe, compare and use green as a perceived colour or pigment colour while recording the conditions and evidence behind that judgement.","scope":{"in":["Green colour judgements about surfaces, emitted light, images and pigment samples","Boundaries between green and neighbouring yellow, cyan, blue and low-chroma colours","Colour measurements and specifications with their viewing and encoding conditions","Pigment properties that affect whether and how a material appears green","Matching, reproducing and evaluating green for a stated application"],"out":["Complete chemical identities, manufacture and hazard assessments of individual green pigments","Biological models of grass, chlorophyll and other organisms or substances that can appear green","Environmental performance implied by figurative uses of green","Political movements, organisations and identities named Green","Complete models of lighting systems, displays, printing processes and human vision"],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["Check whether green describes an observed or intended colour; a green environmental claim alone is not an instance of this colour quality.","Distinguish an actual green pigment sample from green light or a green image: all can manifest the colour, but only the sample asserts a colouring material.","Test green versus yellow-green, cyan or blue using a stated naming convention and viewing conditions rather than assuming a universal category boundary.","Require the colour space and profile before interpreting a channel called green or a numeric colour code as a visible green appearance.","Treat resemblance to growing grass as a recognition cue, not as a uniquely reproducible reference sample."],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"green-identity-and-boundaries","name":"Green identity and boundaries","description":"Establishes what green denotes in a particular assertion and how the category is recognised.","layers":[{"id":"colour-or-pigment","name":"Colour or pigment","description":"Separates the green quality from the carrier or material to which it is attributed.","findings":[{"id":"green-referent","name":"Green referent","description":"Record whether green identifies an appearance, a target colour or a pigment described by colour, and link any carrier separately.","questions":[{"text":"Does green here denote an observed colour, an intended colour or a pigment sample?","id":"green-referent-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"What object, light, image or material carries the green, and is that carrier identified independently?","id":"green-referent-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"green-category-limits","name":"Green category limits","description":"Records the convention and evidence used to separate green from neighbouring colour categories.","findings":[{"id":"green-naming-basis","name":"Green naming basis","description":"Keep the green label attached to its language, naming system, reference examples and unresolved boundary judgements.","questions":[{"text":"Which observer community or colour naming system classifies this appearance as green?","id":"green-naming-basis-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What reference or test distinguishes this green from yellow-green, cyan, blue or a nearly neutral colour?","id":"green-naming-basis-q02","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"green-appearance-and-measurement","name":"Green appearance and measurement","description":"Makes a green appearance inspectable through qualified observations and measurements.","layers":[{"id":"observed-green","name":"Observed green","description":"Describes the appearance of green under a recorded viewing setup.","findings":[{"id":"green-appearance-profile","name":"Green appearance profile","description":"Record hue direction, lightness or brightness, and chroma or saturation using an appropriate named method.","questions":[{"text":"How light or dark, vivid or muted, and yellow-leaning or blue-leaning is the green under the chosen method?","id":"green-appearance-profile-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Under what illumination, surround and observer conditions was that appearance assessed?","id":"green-appearance-profile-q02","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"specified-green","name":"Specified green","description":"Records numerical and spectral evidence supporting a green specification.","findings":[{"id":"qualified-green-values","name":"Qualified green values","description":"Attach measurement conditions and encoding metadata to colour values; keep spectral evidence when the decision requires it.","questions":[{"text":"Which colour space, reference white, observer specification and measurement geometry qualify the reported green values?","id":"qualified-green-values-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Is a spectral measurement needed to evaluate this green across different illuminants, and what evidence is available?","id":"qualified-green-values-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"green-pigments-and-material-appearance","name":"Green pigments and material appearance","description":"Connects pigment descriptions to the green produced in a specific material application.","layers":[{"id":"pigment-to-green","name":"Pigment to green","description":"Documents which colouring material and application produced the green being evaluated.","findings":[{"id":"applied-green-sample","name":"Applied green sample","description":"Link pigment or mixture identity to a documented sample with binder, substrate, concentration and thickness where relevant.","questions":[{"text":"Which identified pigment or mixture produced this green, and what record supports that identification?","id":"applied-green-sample-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What binder, substrate, concentration and applied thickness define the sample whose green is being judged?","id":"applied-green-sample-q02","kind":"measurement"}]}]},{"id":"green-material-change","name":"Green material change","description":"Tracks whether a material retains its required green appearance through application and exposure.","findings":[{"id":"green-retention","name":"Green retention","description":"Compare a material's green against a recorded baseline and separate measured change from proposed causes.","questions":[{"text":"Has the green changed after drying, curing, weathering or another documented exposure relative to its baseline?","id":"green-retention-q01","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What evidence supports accepting, retesting or replacing the material when its green appearance changes?","id":"green-retention-q02","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"green-reproduction-and-use","name":"Green reproduction and use","description":"Turns a green target into a verified reproduction or usable visual distinction.","layers":[{"id":"green-match","name":"Green match","description":"Defines the target and acceptance conditions for reproducing green across media.","findings":[{"id":"green-reproduction-acceptance","name":"Green reproduction acceptance","description":"Record the reference green, output medium, achievable result and the method used to accept or reject the match.","questions":[{"text":"Which physical sample or qualified digital specification is the authoritative target green?","id":"green-reproduction-acceptance-q01","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"What visual assessment or colour-difference method and tolerance determine whether the reproduced green is acceptable?","id":"green-reproduction-acceptance-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"If the target green cannot be reproduced in the chosen medium, which substitution is permitted and who defines that permission?","id":"green-reproduction-acceptance-q03","kind":"action"}]}]},{"id":"green-as-a-signal","name":"Green as a signal","description":"Evaluates green when it is used to distinguish a state, category or action.","findings":[{"id":"green-signal-legibility","name":"Green signal legibility","description":"Link a green signal to its local meaning and assess its visibility alongside the actual competing colours and supporting cues.","questions":[{"text":"What does green mean in this application, and where is that convention defined?","id":"green-signal-legibility-q01","kind":"definition"},{"text":"Can intended users distinguish this green from the background and competing signals under expected viewing conditions?","id":"green-signal-legibility-q02","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"What text, shape or other cue should accompany green when colour alone does not reliably communicate the intended distinction?","id":"green-signal-legibility-q03","kind":"action"}]}]}]},{"id":"evidence-and-external-alignment","name":"Evidence and external alignment","description":"What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.","layers":[{"id":"reported-evidence","name":"Reported evidence","description":"Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.","findings":[{"id":"evidence-confidence-notes","name":"Check these first","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these check these first hold for the sense of green this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-confidence-notes-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-kinds","name":"Kinds and varieties","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of green this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-kinds-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-identifiers","name":"Identifiers and schemes","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of green this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-identifiers-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation","name":"Standards and regulation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of green this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-real-world-use","name":"Real-world use","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of green this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-real-world-use-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-measurements","name":"Typical measurements","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of green this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-measurements-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards","name":"Failure modes and hazards","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of green this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-regional-variation","name":"Regional variation","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of green this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-regional-variation-q01","kind":"provenance"}]},{"id":"evidence-neighbours","name":"Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart","description":"Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.","questions":[{"text":"Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of green this model covers, and on what evidence?","id":"evidence-neighbours-q01","kind":"provenance"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["Specify a green in a named colour space with the illuminant and viewing conditions.","Check a green used in a design against contrast and colour-blindness guidance."],"mustNot":["Use red and green alone to distinguish states in an interface or signal.","Claim that something is environmentally sound because it is marked green.","Report a colour match without stating measurement conditions.","Present historic pigments as safe without checking their composition."],"requiresHuman":["Approving green signals or markings used for safety."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Red-green colour vision deficiency is common, so green-coded information excludes people.","Green is used in marketing to imply environmental benefit that may not exist."],"affectedParties":["People with colour vision deficiency","Consumers reading environmental claims","Designers"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns the colour; standards bodies define colour spaces and pigment names.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"oewn-04966849-n","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.green","Open English WordNet: oewn-04974368-n"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["Manifestation: surface colour; transmitted light; emitted light; encoded image colour; pigment sample","Green category judgement: green; yellow-green boundary; cyan or blue boundary; uncertain; outside green, with naming convention","Colour coordinates: Coordinates in a named colour space, including units, reference white and applicable profile","Spectral behaviour: Reflectance or transmittance fraction versus wavelength in nm; emitted spectral distribution with stated units","Viewing conditions: Links to illuminant, observer specification, viewing geometry, surround and adaptation conditions","Pigment application: Links to pigment identity, binder, substrate, concentration and applied thickness where applicable","Match status: unassessed; acceptable; unacceptable; condition-dependent, against a named reference and tolerance"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["A hue seen between yellow and blue, exemplified by growing grass.","The same pigment can look different under different light sources."]},"capabilities":{"applicability":"required","items":["Classify a candidate appearance as green or record an unresolved category boundary.","Specify a target green using a physical reference or qualified colour coordinates.","Compare green samples under agreed illumination and viewing conditions.","Select and verify a pigment application or reproduction process against a target green.","Detect changes in green appearance and investigate material, lighting or encoding causes.","Check whether a green visual signal remains distinguishable in its intended use."]},"hazards":{"applicability":"required","items":["Green-only indicators are unreadable to many viewers.","Some historic green pigments contain arsenic or copper compounds."]},"interfaces":{"applicability":"required","items":["CIE colorimetry standards, International Commission on Illumination."]},"context":{"applicability":"required","items":["Green is used to describe and compare the appearance of vegetation, materials, images and illuminated displays.","Green colorants are used in painting, printing and manufacturing to produce a desired appearance under specified lighting.","Green also conveys information in signs and interfaces, with its meaning determined by the applicable convention."]}},"sources":[{"title":"Open English WordNet 2024, synset oewn-04974368-n","url":"https://en-word.net/id/oewn-04974368-n","note":"sense and gloss of the concept"},{"title":"Wiktionary: green","url":"https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/green","note":"word senses and usage"}],"openQuestions":["Which existing Vercy colour or world model should supply shared colour concepts so this entry does not duplicate an established source of truth?","Which reference works and observer studies should ground competing green category boundaries across languages and colour naming systems?","How should the registry's pigment sense be represented when a material is commercially called green but its observed application falls outside the selected green category?","Which colour measurement and appearance methods are appropriate for the intended surface, display and pigment applications?","Which application-specific evidence should establish acceptable green matching, durability and signal distinguishability tolerances?"],"resources":{"spec":"/models/things/publications/thing-green/spec.json"},"provenance":{"origin":"thing registry research (pass 2)","builtFrom":["models/things/publications/thing-green/spec.json"],"providers":["Codex"],"researchStatus":"unreviewed","generatedAt":"2026-09-12T10:06:03Z","builder":"tools/build_cards.py@1.0.0"},"completeness":{"sections":{"classifiers":"filled","whatItIs":"filled","purpose":"filled","distinguishingFeatures":"filled","structure":"filled","agentConduct":"filled","ethics":"filled","owners":"filled","relations":"filled","interaction.identity":"filled","interaction.properties":"not-applicable","interaction.recognition":"filled","interaction.capabilities":"filled","interaction.hazards":"filled","interaction.interfaces":"filled","interaction.context":"filled","sources":"filled"},"notes":{"_gate":"Published through the thing publication gate 1.0 on 2026-10-07T12:16:27+00:00: completeness 1.00; 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