Modern US bills are really more of a white-blue with bruise yellow tones (except for the $1s) - but damn is the idea of the “american greenback” deeply rooted in the cultural identity!
This was more a comment on how the american aesthetic is so prolific that you still think of US currency being green despite it being long past the point where that was true, rather than a comment on what the colors actually are.
color comparison
Historical bill (Very Green) (1998):
Recent bill (not very green) (2013):
(There is a very funny joke in here that I only just noticed, though the color representation is still pretty accurate)
Modern US bills are really more of a white-blue with bruise yellow tones (except for the $1s) - but damn is the idea of the “american greenback” deeply rooted in the cultural identity!
White blue, some yellow, toss in some hand grease and it’s just dirt green.
This was more a comment on how the american aesthetic is so prolific that you still think of US currency being green despite it being long past the point where that was true, rather than a comment on what the colors actually are.
color comparison
Historical bill (Very Green) (1998):
Recent bill (not very green) (2013):
(There is a very funny joke in here that I only just noticed, though the color representation is still pretty accurate)
Tell us the funny joke please