Brunswick green - Definition

Brunswick green is the name for a dark green that was used for the uniforms of the cavalrymen of Braunschweig, Germany, and later by British riflemen in the late eighteenth century. Apparently, the current dynasty of Britain once ruled that region, so it developed a national symbolism.

It was chosen as the color that large, fast British railway engines were painted, such as the Flying Scotsman, starting in the late nineteenth century. In the twentieth century, this heritage of speed resulted it in becoming the color chosen for British racing cars in international competition, before the system collapsed and cars were painted by advertisers.