Green family · Vintage
Chartreuse
Retired1951–1959
A shade of green-yellow color, it is a bright and lively color that is considered to be a tertiary color - meet Chartreuse. Produced by The Fiesta Tableware Company from 1951 to 1959, it is a fan favorite known for its ability to appear different depending on the lighting and other surrounding colors.
If you own Chartreuse, set the table with these
5 combinations, every one built only from colors Fiesta has actually produced. Each says which rule it follows, and which pieces you can still buy today.
Buy these to go with it
Chartreuse was retired in 1959, but these are all in production now -- the set you can actually finish buying.
Opposite on the wheel
Lavender sits roughly opposite Chartreuse in hue, which is the highest-contrast pairing the palette offers. The neutrals keep it from shouting.
All green
Every color here is from the green family, arranged light to dark. A single-family table reads calm and deliberate rather than busy.
- Sea Mist Green
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Your color Chartreuse
- Forest Green
- Evergreen
Three-way split
Juniper and Heather sit about a third of the way around the color wheel from Chartreuse in each direction. Evenly spaced hues stay lively without any one taking over.
Next-door hues
These sit within about 55° of Chartreuse on the color wheel. Neighbouring hues blend instead of competing, which suits a table you want to feel warm rather than graphic.
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Your color Chartreuse
- Tangerine
- Forest Green
- Chocolate
Production
Closest colors in the palette
Ranked by CIEDE2000 (ΔE) against Chartreuse. Under about ΔE 5 two colors are hard to tell apart side by side — useful when you are identifying an unmarked piece.
On the table alongside Chartreuse
10 colors were in production at the same time: