Robin egg blue
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.
| Robin egg blue | |
|---|---|
 American robin eggs | |
 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°) |
| Source | Crayola |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Brilliant bluish green |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
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) | |
|---|---|
| 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°) |
| Source | ISCC-NBS |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very 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 | |
|---|---|
| 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 | Tiffany.com |
| ISCC–NBS descriptor | Very 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
References
- 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
- Sherwin-Williams, "The Whys Behind the Blue Porch Ceiling"
- "Ask OHJ", Old House Journal, Nov/Dec 1994, p. 20
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