Robin egg blue

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Robin egg blue
 
American Robin Eggs in Nest.jpg
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 cyan (greenish-blue 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[]

Pale robin egg blue[]

Robin egg blue (ISCC-NBS #162)
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#96DED1
sRGBB (r, g, b)(150, 222, 209)
HSV (h, s, v)(169°, 32%, 87%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(84, 35, 175°)
SourceISCC-NBS
ISCC–NBS descriptorVery light bluish green
B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte)

Pale robin egg blue is identical to the following tone of the color robin egg blue displayed on the ISCC-NBS color list: ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names (1955)—Color sample of Robin Egg (color sample #162):.

Tiffany Blue[]

Tiffany Blue
 
About these coordinates     Color coordinates
Hex triplet#81D8D0
sRGBB (r, g, b)(129, 216, 208)
HSV (h, s, v)(174°, 40%, 85%)
CIELChuv (L, C, h)(81, 40, 183°)
Source[1]Tiffany.com[not specific enough to verify]
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 for the ceiling of exterior porches, especially in the South.[2][3]

See also[]

  • Eggshell (color)
  • List of colors

References[]

  1. ^ Maerz and Paul A Dictionary of Color New York:1930 McGraw-Hill Page 203; Color Sample of Robin Egg Blue Page 77 Plate 27 Color Sample H3
  2. ^ Sherwin-Williams, "The Whys Behind the Blue Porch Ceiling"
  3. ^ "Ask OHJ", Old House Journal, Nov/Dec 1994, p. 20
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