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design that relies on it excludes them.","Green is widely used to suggest environmental virtue, which can mislead."],"affectedParties":["People with colour vision deficiency","Users of signs and interfaces","Consumers"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody: a colour is held in common; standards bodies define colour spaces and safety colours.","roles":[],"masterSystems":[]},"relations":[{"target":"Q140932400","type":"parent","note":"registry parent class"},{"target":"color","type":"related","note":"hue"},{"target":"safety sign","type":"related","note":"safe condition"},{"target":"red","type":"related","note":"for colour-blind people"},{"target":"pigment","type":"related","note":"green pigments"}],"interaction":{"identity":{"applicability":"required","items":["Vercy registry: vr.tr.green","Wikidata: Q3133 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3133)","RAL code: 6000 series industrial greens"]},"properties":{"applicability":"not-applicable","items":["dominant wavelength: 495-570 nm"]},"recognition":{"applicability":"optional","items":["Hue angle around 90-150 degrees in HSL","Named shades: emerald, celadon, Brunswick green, aquamarine at the edge","Codes such as sRGB #00FF00 or safety green RAL 6032","The hue of leaves and grass; 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