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, 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.[1]

Variations

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.com
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.

Cultural associations

  • In the United States, robin egg blue is often used as a haint blue for painting the ceilings of exterior porches, especially in the South.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Sherwin-Williams, "The Whys Behind the Blue Porch Ceiling"
  3. ↑ Inc, Active Interest Media (December 1994). Old-House Journal. Active Interest Media, Inc. p. 20. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
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