Robin egg blue
 
American robin eggs
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#00CCCC
sRGBB (r, g, b)(0, 204, 204)
HSV (h, s, v)(180°, 100%, 80%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(75, 59, 192°)
SourceCrayola
ISCC–NBS descriptorBrilliant bluish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Robin egg blue, also called eggshell blue or robin's-egg blue,[1] is a shade of teal (a blue-green color), approximating the shade of the eggs laid by the American robin.

The first recorded use of robin egg blue as a color name in English was in 1873,[2] though earlier references to colors similar to that of robin's eggs were made as early as 1844.[3]

Variations

Tiffany Blue

Main article: Tiffany Blue
Tiffany Blue
 
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Hex triplet#81D8D0
sRGBB (r, g, b)(129, 216, 208)
HSV (h, s, v)(174°, 40%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(81, 40, 183°)
SourceTiffany & Co.[4]
ISCC–NBS descriptorVery light bluish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Tiffany Blue is the trademarked name for the light medium tone of robin egg blue associated with Tiffany & Co., the New York City jewelry company.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Robin's-egg Blue, N. & Adj". Oxford English Dictionary. December 2023. doi:10.1093/OED/4868676611.
  2. ^ Maerz and Paul (1930). "Color Sample of Robin Egg Blue Page 77 Plate 27 Color Sample H3". A Dictionary of Color. New York: McGraw-Hill. p. 203.
  3. ^ Jackson, C. T. (1844). Final Rep. Geol. & Minerol. New Hampshire.
  4. ^ "About Tiffany & Co.: Tiffany Blue". Tiffany & Co. Retrieved April 20, 2017.
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