British racing green

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British racing green
Colour coordinates
Hex triplet	#004225
sRGBB (r, g, b)	(0, 66, 37)
HSV (h, s, v)	(154°, 100%, 26%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)	(24, 26, 143°)
Source	ColorHexa[1]
ISCC–NBS descriptor	Very dark yellowish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

British racing green,^[2] or BRG, is a colour similar to Brunswick green, hunter green, forest green or moss green (RAL 6005). It takes its name from the green international motor racing colour of the United Kingdom. This originated with the 1903 Gordon Bennett Cup, held in Ireland (then still part of the UK), as motor-racing on public roads was illegal in Great Britain. As a mark of respect, the British cars were painted shamrock green.

There is no exact hue for BRG – currently the term is used to denote a spectrum of deep, rich greens. "British racing green" in motorsport terms meant only the colour green in general – its application to a specific shade has developed outside the sport.